Assistant Accountant (8732)

Location: Dorking

Salary: pro rata - up to £35,000 per annum DOE

Contract: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Hours: Full time, office based - 37.5 hours per week. 8:30am – 5:00pm. (1 hour unpaid lunch break)

Jade Recruitment Ltd is delighted to be recruiting for an Assistant Accountant on behalf of a well-established manufacturing company based in Dorking.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented individual looking to further their career within finance and accounts. Working as part of a busy finance team, you will support a variety of accounting and administrative functions while gaining valuable experience within a professional environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the maintenance and updating of supplier accounts within the Accounts Payable function
• Preparing, scanning and posting supplier invoices
• Preparing and reviewing reconciliations and resolving reconciling items
• Supporting Engineering and Purchasing timesheet reconciliations
• Completing General Ledger and Intercompany reconciliations
• Conducting physical audits of fixed assets and maintaining the fixed asset register
• Managing asset creation and disposal records
• Assisting with approval processes and finance system input documentation
• Supporting completion of ONS surveys
• Processing manual payments outside of standard payment runs
• Preparing tax packs and internal finance reports
• Assisting with month-end and year-end accounting procedures
• Providing administrative and accounting support to the wider finance team

Skills & Experience Required

• A motivated individual looking to progress a career within accounts and finance
• A bookkeeping qualification such as AAT Level 3 (or equivalent) is desirable
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs including Maths and English
• Strong numeracy skills and excellent attention to detail
• Professional communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability to build strong working relationships across departments
• Team player with a positive and proactive attitude
• IT literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
• Intermediate Excel skills would be advantageous
• Experience using D365 would be highly desirable
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Willingness to learn new skills and develop within the role

Benefits

• Profit Related Bonus Scheme (based on 5% of basic salary)
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Personal Pension Scheme:
• 3.5% employee contribution = 5.5% employer contribution
• 5% employee contribution = 7.5% employer contribution
• Life Assurance from day one (5x basic salary)
• Discount Shopping Portal
• Ride to Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Access to training and development opportunities
• Mental Health First Aiders

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply today or contact Jade Recruitment Ltd for further information.

Please note: Due to the high volume of applications, if you haven’t been contacted within 10 days, unfortunately you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

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