Assistant Accountant

Walters People have partnered with a leading business based in Birmingham who are looking for an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis. The role would best suit a confident individual who can work independently, demonstrating a high level of initiative, paying up to £32,000 based on experience.

Walters People have partnered with a leading business based in Birmingham who are looking for an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis. The role would best suit a confident individual who can work independently, demonstrating a high level of initiative, paying up to £32,000 based on experience.

Key Responsibilities as the Assistant Accountant:

• Updating and reconciling financial ledgers
• Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets for the company
• Preparing financial documents such as purchase orders and bank statements
• Verifying company expenses, bank deposits and bank payments
• Reporting discrepancies, mistakes or potential fraud to senior management
• Complying with financial laws and regulations alongside in-house policies
• Keeping their personal accounting qualifications up to date
• Researching and resolving discrepancies in a timely fashion

About you as the Assistant Accountant:

• Be able to carry out monthly accounts reconciliation process to include accruals and prepayments

• Input payable invoices into accounting ledger

• Produce monthly intercompany recharge invoices

• Assist in preparing draft statutory annual accounts

• Work with Finance Manager to prepare consolidated management accounts

• Process monthly UK payroll and yearly reporting requirements

• Prepare monthly payroll file to be reviewed by the finance manager

• Manage the accounts payable and receivables for the subsidiaries

For more information about this, or other finance roles please contact Andy Hudson at Walters People on