Job Title: Group Assistant Accountant
Location: Aberdeen
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full Time Permanent 37.5-hour week – Monday to Thursday (0830 – 1700) Friday (0830 – 1430)
We have a fantastic opportunity for self-motivated, conscientious, and committed individual who is looking for an exciting new challenge and progress in their career. The successful candidate must have a do it now & can-do attitude to contribute to providing accounting duties supporting the group accounting teams.
Responsibilities:
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly group management accounts and finance KPIs for stakeholders.
- Assisting with the preparation of budget and forecast on a regular basis.
- Complete month end balance sheets and inter-company reconciliations for all entities. Reconcile financial discrepancies as they arise and take actions immediately to correct any misstatement.
- Maintain fixed asset register and update monthly depreciation journals.
- Prepare monthly prepayment, accrual and salary journals and reconcile the reports against the general ledger.
- Prepare VAT return, Intrastat, USA Sales Tax, and statistics returns.
- Assisting with the preparation of year-end financial reporting packs, statutory accounts, and deal with queries for year-end audit and tax computation.
- Ensuring that the group and all legal entities are compliant with tax and accounting regulations for each operation locations.
- Assisting with the preparation of financial and job costing analysis for Senior Management Team.
- Assisting in developing the current ERP system continuously with an aim to achieve work efficiency and deliver useful financial information to stakeholders on a timely manner.
- Respond any ad hoc financial queries.
- Working knowledge of IFRS is essential.
Benefits:
We offer fantastic benefits including:
- Hybrid working
- 33 days holidays (Inclusive of bank holidays) + festive shutdown
- Additional loyalty days up to 5 days
- Life Insurance
- Pension
- Employee Assistance programme
- Professional subscription & study support
- Growth opportunities
- Relocation Package Available (Ts&Cs Apply)
- Online GP Consultation Service
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
- Partially qualified Accountant
- Experience working with ERP systems.
- Possess excellent all-round IT Skills, specifically in Microsoft Office.
- Experience in a busy office environment
- Experience of work to deadlines and prioritising workloads
- Excellent communication skills (Oral & Written)
- Willingness to learn and progress
- Adherence to Company Values
- Happy People
- Effective People
- Responsible People
- Decisive People
Candidates with the relevant experience or job title of: Accountant, Accounts Assistant, Assistant Management Accountant, Accounts Clerk, Bookkeeper, Credit Controller, Finance Assistant, Purchase Ledger, Management Accountant, Assistant Accountant, Management Accountancy, ACA, Financial Administrator, Finance Support, ACCA, CIMA, ICAEW, Credit Control, Foreign Exchange, Cash Flow Reporting may also be considered for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
