Job Description
Part- Qualified/ Assistant Accountant
VANRATH is pleased to be recruiting for a Part- Qualified/ Assistant Accountant for a well-known company in Mid-Ulster. Due to organic growth my client is investing heavily in their already established finance function to help meet the needs of a growing business.
The Benefits
My client has a generous remuneration package on offer, to attract the very best talent in a busy market.
1. Competitive salary
2. Excellent career progression
3. In-house training from a fantastic finance team
The Client
With over 40 years' experience, my client provides a wide range environmental products to the retail market. Innovation and experience have led to local and international growth, with employees based in Ireland, the UK and Europe. They pride themselves on their innovative products and aim to provide the best environmentally friendly products on the market.
The Role
This role has come about due to internal growth within the current finance team. This role allows for an interesting day to day working life due to the variety of daily tasks and offers career progression. The Assistant Accountant will be responsible for providing a management accounting service to the business, management accounts preparation, budgeting, forecasting, decision support and ad hoc analysis.
Key Duties:
4. Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts, including in depth commentary and variance analysis for board reporting
5. To further develop the management accounting reporting pack for presentation to the board.
6. Development and delivery of Key Performance Indicator report.
7. Preparing support schedules and back up to the management accounts.
8. To be responsible for the preparation of the yearly budget for the business.
9. Assist in the preparation of statutory accounts
10. Preparation of balance sheet account reconciliations
11. Assist with annual audit process
12. Refresh the financial forecast quarterly to highlight expected performance versus budget
13. Product cost analysis
14. Manage the implementation of system improvements and efficiency initiatives
15. Review supplier invoices and manage subcontractor and agency costs
16. Ad hoc projects as required
Additional duties:
17. Availability for holiday cover
18. Submissions of VAT returns for ROI and UK
19. Travel to various work sites
The Ideal Candidate
This role is ideally suited to a Part- Qualified accountant ideally from a practice background. It is vital, the successful candidate has a minimum of 1 to 2 years' experience in a similar role. The successful candidate should have the following:
20. Part- Qualified in CIMA/ACCA or an accounting qualification
21. Previous experience within a transactional finance function
22. Payroll experience
23. Driven and keen to ascertain career progression
24. Excellent communication skills