Assistant Accountant

Paul Mitchell Associates

  • Leicester
  • £36,000 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 2 months ago
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ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANTLeicester Salary £32-£36KOur 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 Monthly Management accounting 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:
  • Preparation of Monthly Management Accounts including variance analysis
  • 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 advantageousEffective communication skillsAccuracyANY 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.

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