Job Title: Assistant Finance Controller Location: Lowton (WA3) Hrs: Monday - Thursday 07:30-16:00hrs & Fri's 07:30-12:40hrs Contract Type: 10 month FTC Salary: £35K Sector: Finance Job Role Our client, a well establish, manufacturing/engineering business, based in Lowton, require an experienced Accountant/Finance Controller for a minimum 10-month fixed term contract. As the Assistant Financial Controller, your duties will be: Assist with budget preparation. Manage, control and reconcile balance sheet accounts. Assist in month end processing. Consolidation of UK & European accounts. To oversee and assist in the day-to-day VAT Returns, Invoices, Aged Creditors and Debtors etc. Prepare accurate and timely journals. The ideal Assistant Financial Controller will hold the following skills and experiences: Have solid experience working in a Finance/Accounting department. Must be minimum part qualified AAT. Experience os Syspro/SAP or Sage is ideal. Strong IT skills including Excel spreadsheets/pivot tables/formatting/Lookups and all Microsoft Office functions. Knowledge of fixed assets/depreciation/AP/AR/credit control is ideal. High level of analytical and numerical skills. Excellent communication skills.