Assistant Accountant - Peterborough, United Kingdom - Taylor Rose MW

Taylor Rose MW

Verified Company

Peterborough, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Taylor Rose MW is a
Top 60 Law firm with a national footprint across England and Wales. We are committed to developing our employees and to delivering outstanding service to our customers.

Our vision is to continue to deliver
#smart #modern #law and to embrace and develop our employees through their legal career.

The
Assistant Accountant will work closely with the wider finance team to support our corporate finance functions, this newly created position sits in our Peteborough office working with the Group Financial Accountant.

We are lookign foran applicant with a strong background in
bookkeeping and
balance sheet reconciliations. This is an ever changing role, working to strict deadlines and support period end. The
Assistant Accountant will assist in the annual audit but also assist in the preparation of the monthly managementaccounts.

This role involves but is not limited to:

Bookkeeping for several group entities
Daily bank reconciliations and postings
Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
Liaise with management teams to ensure individual company needs are being met
Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
Provide commentary and analysis on key balances
Provide assistance in the annual audit
Assist in the preparation of VAT returns

Requirements:

Ability to plan and prioritise to meet deadlines.
High levels of accuracy and attention to detail.
Good working knowledge of Microsoft packages.
Ability to work under own initiative.
Strong communication skills, both verbally and written
AAT or similar accounting qualification
Experience of accounts software packages
Understanding of the controls and systems environment

Company Core Values:

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Aspirations:To be the best that you can, motivated to do things better, works smarter not harder, embraces changes, learns from mistakes, takes an interest in the vision of the business
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Integrity: Open and honest, shows respect, admits mistakes, looks at ways to improve and share ideas
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Innovation: Creative and Dynamic, Adaptable to change, seeks ways of doing things better, get involved with work that makes a difference, continuously learns new things for personal development
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Commitment: Relationships for the long-term