Assistant Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently working will a well-established and growing engineering/manufacturing business based in Retford, Nottinghamshire, who are recruiting an Assistant Accountant. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong transactional skills and an understanding of month end processes who is looking to take on a broad and varied role within a supportive finance team.

Working closely with the company Finance Manager, you will play a key role in supporting the smooth running of the finance function, as the business continues to thrive and develop. This Assistant Accountant role would be a great fit for someone studying AAT/CIMA who is wanting to gain further exposure to management accounts.

What will you be doing?

• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Posting journals including accruals and prepayments.
• Completing bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Supporting with sales ledger activities, including raising invoices and managing customer accounts.
• Assisting with credit control to ensure outstanding and overdue debts are followed up and paid in line with company policy.
• Managing purchase ledger processes when required, including processing supplier invoices overseeing monthly payment runs.
• Maintaining the fixed asset register and depreciation calculations.
• Supporting with VAT returns.
• Assisting with budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Working closely with management and wider team to support continuous improvement of finance processes.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience within finance or accounts role, ideally at Assistant Accountant level.
• Studying towards AAT or CIMA would be advantageous.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Confident communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across the business.
• Strong technical skills including advanced Excel skills.

What's on offer?

• Opportunity to join a growing and innovative business.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Study support (negotiable).
• Christmas shut down.
• Free parking.

Apply now to avoid missing out, or contact Eleanor Kirk for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions.

We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.