ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Leicester Salary £32-£36K
Our client Is a highly successful manufacturing company (SME) with an enviable customer base.
Due to retirement, it is seeking to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to support the Financial Controller.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
To support the Financial Controller and ensure the smooth running of the Finance Department.
To provide accurate information to the Directors
To provide information to internal contacts.
To cover for staff in the Finance Department in their absence.
PERSONNEL SUPERVISED:
Finance Staff (in the absence of the Financial Controller)
PRINCIPAL JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Weekly payroll plus all labour postings, wages posting and KPI (labour analysis)
Pension upload and administration
Administration of CITB grants
P11d workings and submissions
Monthly stock reconciliation
Assist with R & D claims with a view to dealing with this in the future.
Year-end preparation
ALSO PROVIDE COVER FOR THE FOLLOWING:
Salaries
Accruals
Costings
IT
VAT
Staff expenses
Bank payments including payroll and supplier payments
EDUCATION/QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS:
Qualifications: AAT qualified/ACCA/CIMA part qualified or qualified by experience.
Skills and Previous Experience:
IT literate advantageous
Effective communication skills
Accuracy
ANY OTHER SPECIAL FEATURES:
A team player with a good sense of humour.
A commonsense approach combined with the ability to prioritise workloads.
The ability to communicate with all staff throughout the business.
Some overtime hours will be required at peak times i.e., year-end.
HOURS/HOLIDAYS/BENEFITS ETC:
Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays.
After five years service one extra day’s holiday up to a maximum of 29 days.
Hours: Monday to Friday 9am until 5pm with one hour for lunch but flexi-time is available.
Benefits: Pension – 5% employee, 4% employer.
Sick pay – full pay for the first three months of sickness, half pay for the following three months followed by Income Protection policy.
Death in Service – twice salary after six-month qualifying period.
Income Protection – 60% of salary paid after six-month qualifying period.
Bonus: Discretionary bonus dependent on profit