Assistant Accountant - Temporary to Permanent

Reed Accountancy are currently working in partnership with a national group business located in Knowsley who are now looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant on a temporary to permanent basis.

Our client is a market leading FMCG business that has seen a growth over recent years and is on a path of continued & sustained growth, that will provide the right candidate with opportunities to grow.

Due to urgent requirement of the role, our client is looking for a candidate with immediately availability / available to start at short notice.

Reporting to the Management Accountant & Financial Controller, duties of the role include:

• Assisting with the production of management accounts
• Month end / year end tasks
• Weekly payroll processing
• Investigating and resolving payroll discrepancies
• Maintaining and updating payroll records
• Process invoices, reconciling delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders
• Assist head office in setting up new supplier accounts and maintain existing account details within the purchase ledger
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements
• Process business expense returns
• Processing BACS payments and preparing cheques
• System price adjustments
• Debit Note investigation and management
• Various reporting including; Production reports, Purchase variance, Labour variance & Production variance

Due to the nature of the role, our client is looking for candidates with the following experience:

• Part qualified AAT accounting experience (minimum)
• An aptitude for IT - good Excel skills
• Previous experience with payroll (preferred)
• Great interpersonal and communications skills
• The ability to work to regular deadlines
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills

If you feel that you have the required level of experience, and you are looking to join a fast paced business that will provide you with further career progression / development then please contact Adam Norris at Reed or apply now.