Assistant Accountant
£23,000-£27,500
Sutton Coldfield
12 Month FTC
A fantastic new opportunity has come up to join the finance team of a major sporting event company as an Assistant Accountant. The role offers hybrid working within a great and growing finance team. The role will offer the right candidate exposure into all areas of accounts with opportunities to learn coming along the way.
Responsibilities
- Production of the quarterly/monthly Income and Expenditure accounts for departments as required
- Develop / produce forecast updates and supporting information for departments as required
- Develop / produce annual budget and supporting information for departments as required
- Assist in maintaining company Fixed Asset register and reconciliation of capital expenditure
- Assist in development and production of statutory financial statements for Group, company and
subsidiary companies as required
- Assist in the timely preparation of Audit Stat Pack / supporting information as required
- Assist with company investment analysis as required
- Reconciliation and production of financial control accounts e.g. monthly lease vehicles, monthly mileage
reports, etc.
- Assist with treasury / cash management / banking reports
- Research and resolve discrepancies
- Ad-hoc duties as required by the Senior Management Accountant, Management Accountant and/or Head of
Finance
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE:
- Working towards/part qualified AAT, ACCA or CIMA or qualified by experience
- Experience of production of management accounts and balance sheet reconciliations
- Experience of budgeting and forecasting processes
- Experience of Dynamics 365 Business Central (desirable)
- Excellent MS Office skills
- Minimum 4 GCSE's at grade 5+ or equivalent including Maths and English
- Previous experience within a small finance team (within a sport / member organisation background beneficial)
COMPETENCIES:
- Planning and prioritising workloads
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Good data analysis skills with ability or work to deadlines
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to understand the needs of the business and maintain good working relationships
- Highly numerate and accurate with excellent attention to detail
- Good task management skills
PERSONAL PROFILE:
- Flexible approach
- Analytical
- Team player
- Good communicator with a variety of people
- Maintains discretion and confidentiality
- Self-motivated with a "can do" attitude, willing to learn and develop new skills
Also Accept applications from Accounts Assistants, Financial Analysts, Finance Officers, Finance Analyst and others.