Assistant Accountant

Your new company
You will be working for an employer of choice in Portsmouth who are seeking an assistant accountant to join the organisation.
Your new role

• Weekly reconciliation and sales data collation including posting of cash statements
• Work closely with a management team to provide support for any finance related queries and to provide a monthly review of financial performance.
• Own and manage quarterly BAU financial performance meetings with management, challenge performance and provide key action points for follow up based on performance.
• Own and be responsible for the completion and production of the investments to be sent to our investment partners monthly.
• Work closely with the administrators to ensure they provide the correct information for reconciliation by specified dates, in order that the reconciled payment deadlines are met.
• Undertake all other accounting, including accounting for plan deficits and plan excesses.
• Own the monthly Management Accounts Reporting function ensuring that periodic deadlines are met and that output is maintained to high standards. Inclusive of Management Accounts production, variance analysis, margin review and presentation of results to stakeholders.
• Monthly balance sheet reconciliations, reconciliation of debtors & Bad Debt Provision creation and posting.
• Credit control, providing evidence for any debts to be written off and liaison with an external debt management company
• Assist the Finance Manager with budget preparation and quarterly re-forecasting.
• Assist Financial Processing Team Manager in reconciliation and resolution of queries
• Shared ownership on the cash management system closed down procedure on a weekly basis & flash sales reporting.

What you'll need to succeed

• You will require full right-to-work in the UK, with prior experience in a similar role.
• Be AAT Qualified or QBE.
• Studying towards ACCA/CIMA (desirable)
• Proficient in the use of excel supported by generally high volumes of IT literacy.

What you'll get in return

• Salary of circa £32,000 per annum
• 31 days A/L (inclusive of BH's) rising to a maximum of 36 with length of service)
• Healthcare cash plan
• Share incentive plan
• NEST Pension
• Free on-site parking

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call Jack Bailey, the specialist consultant managing this vacancy, on 02382 020 104
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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