Assistant Accountant
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About the Role
Sewell Wallis are recruiting an Assistant Accountant for a growing vehicle servicing business near Nottingham.
You’ll be studying or qualified with AAT and have experience working in a similar role, Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant, with understanding of assisting with Management Accounts and month-end, alongside payroll understanding.
This role sits within a small social finance team of three, the company support and promote continued development, giving you the opportunity for study support if desired. This is a great opportunity for someone to step into a well-established and busy team.
What will you be doing?
• Management Accounts & Month-End: Complete general ledger and cashbook postings, perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations across multiple companies, manage intercompany transactions, and support financial analysis.
• Stock & Expenses: Maintain sales and chassis stock balance sheet accounts, manage expenses and credit card transactions, and process financial entries.
• Payroll Support: Assist with the existing payroll function and provide holiday cover when required.
• Accounts Payable: Work alongside purchase clerks to reconcile supplier statements, maintain an accurate purchase ledger, and process intercompany journals.
• Systems & Process Improvement: Support the implementation of new technologies and system enhancements, maximising the use of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central to improve processes and efficiency.
• Ad Hoc Projects & Team Support: Provide holiday cover across the finance team, including Accounts Payable and Receivable, and assist the Management Accountant and Financial Controller with various finance projects.
What skills are we looking for?
• Ideally AAT qualified, although not essential
• At least 3 years working in an Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant role
• Experience with payroll
• Experience with management accounts and month-end close
• Experience using Microsoft Dynamics GP would be beneficial
• Experience with Commercial vehicle rental would be useful
What's on offer?
• Full time hours, 36.25 per week
• Salary £30,000-£32,000
• 25 days of annual leave with bank holidays off
• Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
• Death in service
• Modern office space
• Study support
• Parking on site
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To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. We are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.