Assistant Accountant
Hebburn
Reed Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be working with a growing business in South Tyneside who are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team on a permanent basis. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting the Financial Director in the running of the accounting function for the business. This is a varied and challenging role which will be very rewarding for the right candidate.
Main responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:
Sales Ledger – posting sales invoices, allocating receipts, checking POs. Chasing debtors, monthly statement submissions
Purchase Ledger – posting purchase invoices, matching to POs, Supplier payments, checking creditor statements
Online electronic banking
Month and year end reconciliations
Management of expense cards, daily checking and chasing receipts
Checking & filing quarterly VAT returns
Payroll, management of personnel records and hours weekly reporting
The ideal candidate:
Ideally fully AAT qualified at a minimum with strong bookkeeping skills.
Fully competent in Xero cloud accounting software (or QuickBooks)
Ability to create pivots/lookup/bespoke reports in Excel is essential
Experience in a similar role
Ability to understand & analyse the P&L, Balance Sheet
Familiarity with reviewing terms and conditions i.e. supplier contracts
Attention to detail and meticulous in approach.
Strong personality to be able to communicate effectively
Ability to work on own initiative
If this sounds like the ideal role for you, please apply today!