Assistant Accountant

The key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant will be to:

• The key individual onsite ensuring accurate accounting and reflection of company performance through efficient day to day & month end process.
• Preparing all monthly P&L and balance sheet reconciliations for review with the Financial Controller prior to sign off with Financial Director.
• Preparation of workshop reporting.
• Production of KPIs and weekly flash reporting by different revenue streams to management.
• Liaising with payroll provider raising payments of final net pay, posting payroll costs onto financial system.
• Conduct regular and ad hoc stock takes with operational staff.
• Reconciling expected sales with actual invoices, investigating any variances between the two sources of information.
• Reconciliation of known purchases to supplier invoicing, investigating any anomalies especially in billed vs weight received.
• Checking of freight bills vs invoices received, ensuring correct accruals are in place for invoices not yet received.
• Spot checking of delivery and yard reports to ensure accuracy of performance reporting from other areas of the business.
• Processing of credit card statements, ensuring that receipts have been received for all expenditure.
• Checking of expenses, ensuring accurate treatment of VAT.
• Aid the yearly audit process, providing any additional information requested by external auditors.
• Managing & maintaining a robust control environment, promoting adherence of financial policies to the wider company whilst educating when these standards are not met.
• Filing of VAT returns in a timely manner.
• Assisting in the production of regular cash flow reporting to aid onsite cash management.
• Identifying and tracking of balance sheet risks ensuring management is kept up to date with any changes.
• Support the Group FC & FD on other ad hoc projects as required