Job description
Sewell Wallis are delighted to be working with a leading Sheffield based business, where an exciting opportunity has become available within the supportive Finance Team. This opportunity is for an accounts assistant to come in and support the team for an initial period of 12 months.This is an excellent opportunity for a tenacious candidate who is keen to progress within a large organisation. The role would suit somebody who has strong reporting/analysis skills and is adept on Microsoft Excel.
The Role:
- Reporting to the Assistant Management Accountant.
- Assisting in the preparation of weekly profit and loss reports.
- Finance system ledger assistance
- Internal KPI reporting assistance
- Communicating effectively daily with internal and external customers.
- Contributing towards the improvement of processes/methods of operating practices within the department.
- Assisting colleagues within the team on an ad-hoc basis
- To undertake such additional duties as may be reasonably required for the effective role within the team.
- To assist with balance sheet preparation.
- Ad-hoc General finance administration support.
The Person:
- MS excel skills essential.
- Oracle system experience desirable.
- Knowledge of Accruals and Prepayments desirable.
- Must have a flexible and adaptable approach to demands and changes in work activity.
- Motivated to be able to work under pressure and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
- Excellent communication skills and confident in dealing with problems and challenges.
- Ability to work as part of a team with a positive attitude.
- Enthusiastic, flexible, reliable and highly organised.
- Previous finance experience essential.
Benefits:
- 25 days holiday
- Pension - 3% employer and 5 % employee
- Personal Accident Insurance
- Retail discount app
- Salary sacrifice options- option to buy more holiday (up to 5 days) +Cycle to work scheme
If this role is of interest to you, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
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. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, 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.
