Senior Assistant Accountant

Senior Assistant Accountant - Newton Abbot - £35-40,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a new client, a long established and highly respected services business, that seek to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team. The role is offered as a full time, permanent contract to be based at the company headquarters in Newton Abbot. 

Working closely alongside a highly experienced Finance Director, this will be a broad and interesting role where the successful candidate can work towards overall control of the operational finance lifecycle of a busy and prosperous business. Key responsibilities to include:  

- Day-to-day bookkeeping for a busy accounting function 

- Assume leadership of the accounts payable function, liaising with suppliers, uploading invoices and overseeing supplier payment runs

- Lead the accounts receivable function, invoicing customers and setting up new customer accounts 

- Management of the credit control function 

- Assist the FD with the production of management accounts 

- Ensure that statutory reporting deadlines are met 

- Bank reconciliations 

- Produce cash flow statements and general forecasts 

- Maintenance of the fixed asset register 

- Balance sheet reconciliation 

- Assume a lead role in VAT reporting 

- Posting accruals and prepayments 

- Assist the wider finance team as and when required 

For this role we seek a motivated and career driven Assistant Accountant with at least two years of recently gained experience in a similar capacity. Candidates may be part/fully AAT/professionally qualified or suitably qualified through vocational experience. The company is keen to implement digital system improvements so good IT aptitude and excellent MS Excel skills essential. This is a highly visible role that works with an energetic team and liaises with colleagues throughout the business so excellent communication/interpersonal skills required. 

The successful candidate will benefit from a well-supported and developing role with a company that can boast excellent staff retention and superb financial/non-financial benefits. For further details and to apply, please contact Steve Roach quoting reference SR10423 as soon as possible.   

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