Assistant Accountant

1 week ago


Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

Your new companyHays are working exclusively with a successful business in Shrewsbury who are looking for an experienced Assistant accountant to join their team to cover maternity leave for 9 - 12 month. Your new roleYou will be working closely with the Financial Controller and duties will include:

    • Assisting the Financial Controller in day to day operations as required
    • Point of contact for the Finance Department
    • Assist with Month End Accounts preparation, to include Stock Reporting and Reconciliations, Fixed Asset Register and Depreciation, Accruals, Prepayments and journal postings
    • Ownership of Month End Accounts and Budgeting process for one division, for review by the Financial Controller
    • Monthly Bank Reconciliations for all bank accounts, including multi bank, multi company and multi-currency
    • Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations
    • VAT knowledge, including EU and non-EU transactions, VAT Returns, Plastic Packaging Tax
    • Importing knowledge, including import paperwork, deferment account, freight invoices and landed costs
    • Customer, Supplier & Ship-through/Price Support rebate tracking and claiming
    • Compliance of waste regulations, including annual Paperpak Packaging Waste submission, Quarterly WEEE submission and Battery Producer submission
    • Weekly Cash Flow update
    • Credit Control for one smaller division
    • Fortnightly Stock Checks
    • To provide cover for Purchase Ledger, and be main point of contact for queries
    • To provide cover for daily invoice generation, and other Sales Ledger duties

What you'll need to succeedYou should be an experienced Assistant Accountant who is a motivated, self-starter who can operate with minimum supervision. You require a good working knowledge of accounting systems and Excel and the ability to use own initiative to improve processes and the confidence to suggest alternative more efficient methodsYou should be a keen learner with the ability to see the bigger picture and have excellent communications and interpersonal skills

What you'll get in returnThe role is due to start in July/ August but could be bought forwards, you will be working for a successful and professional business, who looks after their staff well and have excellent staff retention. you will be working within a small and friendly team with lovely premises and on site parking. The business can offer good holidays, hours and benefits system What you need to do nowIf you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.

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