Assistant Accountant

A brilliant opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a well-known Estate on the outskirts of Malton. A salary of up to £26,000 is on offer alongside a 31 days holiday (including bank holidays), generous pension contribution and employee discount.

As Assistant Accountant, you will provide the necessary support to the accounts function of the business. You will be responsible for the day-to-day workings and reporting for the Finance Team, ultimately improving business performance and future growth.

Key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant will include:

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Preparation of balance sheet reconciliation.
• Preparation and posting of monthly journals to the accounting system.
• Ensure good internal controls by reviewing current processes and recommending improvements.
• Ensure that the ledgers are kept in good order and any discrepancies on accounts are investigated.
• Ensure adherence to end-of-month deadlines.
• Reconciliation of daily till takings and upload journal to the accounting system.
• Ensure that the company vehicle register is updated each month and actions are taken to keep the company compliant.
• Summarise and post inter-departmental transfers to the accounting system.
• Provide cover for the Purchase Ledger Assistant with some processing of purchase invoices, correctly accounting for VAT and ensuring proper authorisation, coding and narrative.
• Monthly analysis of business credit card transactions and post to the general ledger.
• Ad hoc tasks as directed by Finance Manager, to assist in the general running of the department.

We are keen to speak with individuals who have previous experience in a similar position, you may be an Assistant Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant or Trainee Management Accountant looking for a new opportunity, or a Finance Officer, Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator or Accounts Assistant looking to progress.

To be successful in this Assistant Accountant opportunity, you will ideally:

• Hold an accountancy qualification such as your AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or have equivalent experience.
• Have proven, relevant experience of working within a Finance Team, looking after the day-to-day finances of an organisation.
• Possess good IT skills and accountancy software knowledge, such as Sage, Xero or Quickbooks. Ideally, you will also have good MS Office Excel skills too.
• Experience gained within an SME or owner-managed business would be advantageous but is not essential.

Based on the outskirts of Malton, this role is commutable from Pickering, Malton, Sheriff Hutton, Flaxton, Amotherby, Norton, York, Helmsley, Easingwold and surrounding areas. Due to the remote location of this role, it is not accessible via public transport and so the successful individual must have access to a vehicle.

If you are interested in this Assistant Management Accountant position, please apply now or get in touch to have a confidential conversation today.