Assistant Accountant - Leicestershire, United Kingdom - Macildowie Recruitment and Retention

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Macildowie Finance are working on an exclusive vacancy with a leading Leicestershie business to recruit an
Assistant Accountant on a 6mnth fixed term contract basis.

The role will form part of a friendly finance team to provide valuable and flexible support in a fast paced, dynamic environment with a business who really values its employees.

You will also have the opportunity to really expand your accounting experiencein this role


The Role:


  • Reporting into an experienced Financial Accountant
  • Supervising 2 Accounts Assistants day to day including coaching & assisting in their development
  • Manage the transactional finance team, allocation of work and escalating of issues to finance management.
  • Ensure payment runs are raised & reviewed before submission to Financial Accountant.
  • Assist Senior Finance members in the preparation of monthly management accounts including accruals and payments and preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Assist the Financial Accountant with the preparation and submission of VAT returns and other statutory requirements
  • Prepare and manage the fixed asset register monthly.
  • Assist the financial accountant with monthly cost centre budget reviews and preparation of the annual overhead budget.

The Person:

Previous accounting experience at Assistant Accountant level is required for this role. Excellent Excel experience is a pre requisite along with strong written and verbal communication skills.
Being very well organised and having the experience of working to tight deadlines is also essential.

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