Accounts Assistant
Accounts Assistant
Location: Rotherham (hybrid role, 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home)
Salary: up to £32,500 per annum depending on experience
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week Mon-Fri
We are looking for an Accounts Assistant responsible for day to day finance department activities, including completion of month end & year end duties in accordance with strict deadlines. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, the successful candidate must be able to provide insightful management information to both local Management Teams & Central Functions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Raising and Goods Receipting of Purchase Orders, Checking of Purchase Orders from other users, Closing and Maintenance of Purchase Orders
- Reconciliation of Disposal Invoices to Monthly Data
- Raising of Recyclate Income Invoices ensuring correct revenue prices are used and tonnage data supplied is accurate
- Preparation of Specific Waste invoice to Council
- Preparation of month end accounts including posting accruals and prepayments journals, preparing monthly tonnage files, maintenance of master contracts file etc
- Balance Sheet reconciliations
- Month end accounts reporting
- Monthly meetings to review & analyse variance to budgets/forecast with Senior Managers, provision of data to drive improvement
- Preparation of aspects of the monthly council report (Progress Report)
- Supporting the preparation of the Annual Service & Environmental Report
- Assisting the Controller with the preparation of monthly business reporting, 5 year business plan, annual budget and quarterly business forecasting
- Provide tools for effective cost control on projects
- Data provision for annual audit.
Essential criteria:
- CIMA/ACCA/ACA part-qualified (or equivalent)
- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills
- Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
- Previous experience working in an accountancy based role
- Ability to work in a methodical and logical manor to a high level of accuracy
- Possess excellent communication skills and have the ability to communicate to all levels within the business
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