Job Description
Lusona Consultancy are delighted to be Exclusively partnered with our client in the Construction Sector on the outskirts of Glasgow to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant. This is an initial 12 month contract offering a competitive salary of £30,000 - £32,000 per annum under a hybrid working model 2 days in office. Our client are an established business with a focus on sustainable infrastructure which has served them over 30 years globally.
The Accounts Assistant will report to the Finance manager and will work alongside a wider team of 14 in addition to wider operations teams. Our client is continuing to grow and take on new projects so there is opportunity for progression in addition to the initial contract term. Our client offer a range of benefits including 33 days annual leave, 8% pension contribution and 2 days office working.
The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for the day to day management of a series of projects including Accounts Payable/Receivable transactions of a high value nature, Detailed Bank reconciliations and VAT/CIS returns. This is a fast-paced role offering assistance to month-end to enable the delivery of monthly management accounts and liaising with operational managers on the delivery of key management information. This role goes beyond the traditional accounts assistant remit with added value and analysis work going behind each project and providing assistance to strategic insight.
Key Task
* Daily/weekly/monthly raising of purchase and sales ledger invoices (high value, low volume) for a multitude of projects
* Bank reconciliation across a number of systems and bank accounts
* Credit control and maintaining ledger
* Month-end and assisting with journals, prepayments and accruals
Experience required
* Over 2 years experience in a similar role
* Strong Excel and SAP experience (ideally)
* Awareness of CIS payments (preferable)
This is an excellent opportunity to join an great team offering a varied accounts assistant role with exposure to projects and wider development across the team. The selected candidate will benefit from 2 days office working, 33 days annual leave, 8% employer pension contribution and longer term opportunity to progress with CIMA/ACCA studies.