Assistant Accountant

My client is a family-oriented business based in Daventry looking for a motivated and organised Assistant Accountant to join their friendly team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and wants to be involved in all aspects of finance within a small business environment.

Working closely with the Financial Controller, you will play a key role in the day-to-day financial operations while supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts.

Key Responsibilities

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• Managing the Accounts Payable (AP) function, including processing supplier invoices and preparing payment runs.
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• Managing the Accounts Receivable (AR) function, including raising sales invoices, allocating receipts and chasing outstanding payments.
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• Performing bank, supplier and customer account reconciliations.
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• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring transactions are recorded correctly.
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• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
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• Supporting month-end and year-end processes.
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• Processing journals, accruals and prepayments where required.
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• Assisting with cash flow reporting and financial analysis.
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• Liaising with suppliers, customers and internal departments to resolve finance queries.
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• Supporting continuous improvements to finance processes and procedures.
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• Providing general administrative support to the finance function as required.
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About You

The ideal candidate will have:

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• AAT Qualified or QBE with extensive relevant experience
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• Good working knowledge of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
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• Experience carrying out reconciliations.
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• An understanding of month-end processes and management accounts.
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• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
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• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel, experience with SAP would be advantageous.
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• A proactive attitude and the ability to work independently as well as part of a small team.
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Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.