Assistant Accountant

Job description
Duties

If you’re an ambitious individual, seeking an opportunity with career progression within finance, this is the role for you!We are delighted to be working with a well-established company who are now on the lookout for an Assistant Accountant at their office in Newton Aycliffe. Our client is an innovative, £20m turnover business, which serve reputable companies across diverse industries. This is an excellent chance to work in a role with clear routes to progress to management and perform leadership duties. This role would suit a driven individual, who can meet deadlines and manage various tasks from basic financial duties, through to those more senior in responsibility. Duties as an Assistant Accountant:
• Managing the purchase ledger and sales ledger
• Performing bank reconciliations
• Dealing with VAT returns and payroll
• Overseeing statutory documentation
• Handling queries and updating systems
• Updating systems and spreadsheets
• Assist in preparing budgets
• Monitoring financial performance
• Resolving issues and process improvement
• Managing and motivating a team
• Financial forecasting
• Developing internal processes
• Implementing and controlling changes
• Ensuring accounts are produced promptly
• Developing into covering more analytical duties

Skills:
• Qualified AAT Level 4 upwards or qualified by experience
• Personable in approach with excellent communication skills
• Good problem-solving skills and a desire to learn
• Can progress into overseeing and managing a team
• The ability to multitask and organise tasks
• Excellent IT skills including using Microsoft Office, specifically Excel

To be successful as an Assistant Accountant and join our client in this exciting prospect, you will have come from a similar position or have covered similar duties. You will need to be an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisation skills. In return you will receive a salary between £35,000 - £45,000 per annum, working Monday-Friday, with an early finish on a Friday and study support! If you want to further enhance your career, DO NOT MISS OUT! Our Guarantee Thank you for your initial expression of interest in our available vacancy. If we have not contacted you within 5 working days of your application, please understand that the CV received, and the information provided does not meet the requirements of the current vacancy. However, we will consider all applications for any available opportunity, present or future, and proactively contact you should we deem there to be a suitable match. Here at Impression we are committed to supporting the principles of equal opportunities and prohibit discrimination/ harassment of any kind based on race, colour, sex, religion, ****** orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic.