Assistant Accountant – Rotherham – £28,000 - £35,000 

Chase & Holland are excited to be working closely with a very successful and ever-growing company based in Rotherham. They are looking for an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis, in what is a varied role. As the Assistant Accountant you will assist with the day-to-day functions of Finance and associated processes as well as being a proactive number two to the Finance Manager. You will need to be comfortable using Excel and have experience or strong knowledge of Credit Control, Purchase Ledger and key financial reconciliations. You will need to be someone who can look at data and understand the numbers, understand if something doesn’t look correct and suggest a solution.

Assistant Accountant Responsibilities:

• Reconciliation of supplier accounts to statements on a rolling quarterly basis
• Monitoring / Recording of daily banking activity for Invoice Financing and Bank accounts
• Assist with monthly stock costings and controls
• Collate data for year end, on a quarterly basis, including aiding in the reconciliation of nominal accounts
• Bank reconciliations – assist with and eventually take ownership of the process
• Processing expenses and petty cash
• Assist with Fixed Assets
• Processing and posting of credit card statements
• Assisting with month end management accounts preparation – updating key reporting schedules as directed by the Finance Manager
• VAT Returns including reconciliations
• Support the Finance Manager and Store Managers in ensuring the accurate recording of stock

Required Skills & Experience:

• Experience of Microsoft Excel this includes at least v-lookups, Sum-ifs , Pivot Tables etc
• Strong communication skills and able to build relationships
• Experience in relevant varied accounts role
• Experience of working on accounts software, preferable ERP based system

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Assistant Accountant opportunity, please click ‘apply now’.

Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.