Overview
An Accounts Assistant supports the finance team in the day-to-day running of accounting operations. They ensure financial records are accurate, transactions are processed on time, and reports are prepared to assist decision-making. The role often acts as the first step into a finance career, providing exposure to bookkeeping, reporting, and compliance tasks.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

• Finance Graduate or AAT qualified
• Working towards a professional qualification in CIMA/ACCA/ACA desirable
• Sage/Xero experience desirable
• Intermediate Excel skills (vlookup, pivot tables etc)
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Minimum two years in an accounts role desirable
• Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative

• Working with the Financial Accountant to close month end, complete group reporting
• Support in preparation monthly management accounts
• Produce Sales and Margin Reports for multiple customers (with product detail)
• COGS reconciliation
• Preparation of summary management accounts for individual profit centres
• Bank and Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Maintaining Fixed Asset Register
• Variance analysis and preparation of commentary for balance sheet line items (debtors, creditors, stock)
• Maintenance of issue tracker, involvement in continuous improvement projects and communication to the Finance Manager
• Update daily cashflow report and managing payments to suppliers – preparation of mid-month and month end payment run
• Supporting AP/AR within the team
• Process daily banking payments, recording and processing cheques received
• Daily reporting of revenues across the business for key products
• Matching foreign payments and invoices
• Supporting the operations team on financial reporting of stock
• Maintenance of stock system for products including ensuring booking out process is correct for prescriptions- weekly and month end
• Involvement in Monthly stock take and recording through SAGE
• Review Stock queries/discrepancies
• Supported each company with Annual Audits
• Ad-hoc Finance administration duties