Assistant Accountant

3 months ago


Letchworth Garden City, United Kingdom Willmott Dixon Full time

Assistant Accountant

Willmott Dixon are growing their finance team and are seeking to recruit an Assistant Accountant. This role sits within the finance team responsible for servicing the Group’s operating business units and the successful candidate will ideally have some previous finance knowledge ie processing invoices and some reconciliations experience. The successful candidate could be studying for the AAT qualification already or be looking to start this qualification as Willmott Dixon do offer study support


The main responsibilities of this role include:



Maintaining the financial ledgers
Raising supplier payments and sales invoices
Producing VAT and CIS returns
Assisting with production of monthly management accounts
Undertaking various reconciliations

The role will also incorporate various central function routine tasks and accounting for other small group subsidiaries, providing an excellent variety of experience.

About the role

The Group Finance Team is responsible for providing centralised finance support to the main board and to the individual LCOs. The team comprises 50 people across Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll and Sub- Contractor Payments teams. The key responsibilities of the Finance Team are



Providing timely and accurate monthly Management Reporting
Production of all statutory reporting including biannual Group accounts
Tax and Compliance
Goods Partner and supply chain payments management
Treasury and accounts receivable
Payroll

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria



Strong Academic record.
AAT part- qualified or qualified by experience.
Proven experience in using Microsoft Excel

Key desired qualities



Accurate
Flexible
Organised, efficient and used to completing tasks on time
Communicator
Proactive
Team player

Additional Information

As this role sits within our finance team, the successful candidate will be asked to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process at Willmott Dixon.


At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.


We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was awarded No 1 in the Best "big" Companies (2022) to work for and the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2024 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.



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