Assistant Accountant, Syston, Leicestershire

Assistant Accountant

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Assistant Accountant Salary - £35,000 - £37,000 Must be AAT Qualified Location - outskirts of Leicester Office based role

Eaton Syalon are working with a business on the outskirts of Leicester who are looking for an experienced AAT qualified Assistant Accountant to join their finance team. The role will suit someone who likes a challenge, is able to use their own initiative, works well as part of a team and is able to work to deadlines with excellent attention to detail.

The successful candidate will work within the finance team, on a broad variety of tasks, including the following key responsibilities:

· Month end reports and production of first draft of management accounts

· Accounts payable/receivable

· Managing financial aspects of the import process

· Ensuring supplies are paid in a timely manor

· Ensuring any VAT and Duty is correctly accounted for

· Cash receipts

· Cashflow

· Budgeting and Forecasting

· Revenue and expenditure variance analysis

· Account statement reconciliations

· Fixed asset activity

· Overdue debt chasing

The successful candidate must:

· Be AAT qualified

· Have 5 years experience working in a fast paced accounts environment

· Have strong Excel skills

· Have previous experience of team management (desirable)

· Able to Improve systems and procedures

· Will ideally have an understanding of the Import and Export processes for both Far East and the EU (desirable)

· The ability to work accurately and methodically

· Must be able to work well under pressure

Please note this role is office based Monday - Friday and requires candidates who are happy to work / commute to the outskirts of Leicester as our client isn't offering a hybrid working approach with this role. Please only apply if you are able to demonstrate the above listed experience and are happy working in an office environment

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Location:: Syston, Leicestershire
Salary:: £35,000 - £37,000 /annum
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: Accounting/Financial/Insurance

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