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Overview
JOB DESCRIPTION
As an Assistant Accountant with us at Wincanton, you will play an important role within the Group Transport Finance Team. Within this proactive role you will support the operational & financial running of the business, ensuring management accounts processes are adhered to. You will challenge current processes and ways of working, championing continuous improvement across the wider team.
As a function we bring together the day to day commercial & financial running of transport with the strategic controls to maximise the value that we bring to our customers and the wider group.
The role is based at our Sainsburys distribution centre in Kettering or Northampton. After initial training the role will be hybrid, with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible to produce weekly flash accounts for multiple transport locations.
* Responsible for both Wincanton and Customer period ends which involves prepayment and accrual journals.
* Be a subject matter expert for your area understanding & explaining variances to forecast, along with P&L analysis offering insight on underlying trends.
* Balance sheet reconciliation with supporting evidence for any provisions or deferrals including payroll reconciliations.
* Assist Finance Manager in production of annual budgets and forecasts for both Wincanton/ Customer and drive process improvements to boost value to our business and customers.
* Communicate effectively keeping our stakeholders well informed of any risks or opportunities within the P&L Production of contractual customer reporting packs. Resolving & escalating customer queries on their financials.
* Support in production of contractual customer reporting packs. Resolving & escalating customer queries on their financials.
What will you bring to our team?
* Actively studying towards an accountancy qualification.
* Understanding of a logistics business desired but not essential.
* Be proactive, inquisitive with a passion for challenging teams to drive performance.
* Flexibility to respond positively and accurately to different internal and external customer requests.
* Have excellent PC skills including Excel (pivot tables, formulas etc).
Our Culture & Benefits
In addition to a generous salary, we really value our people and offer a friendly, safety-first working environment, along with other benefits including company pension scheme, generous holidays, cycle to work scheme, employee benefits include, online discount platform, onsite parking and much more.
Our people are at the core of our business and what makes Wincanton great. That’s why we also provide significant opportunities for career development and progression, as well as training enrichment and multi-skilling, in a dynamic working environment.
Be a part of our values; Excellence, Integrity, Passion, Proactivity, Togetherness & Trust. Apply Now!
Our Commitment
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity for all employees. We want to create an environment where all colleagues feel safe, supported and valued, whilst feeling they can be their whole selves within our workplaces. We are proud that our colleagues represent us and our successes.
Attracting diverse teams, we believe in creating an inclusive, respectful organisational culture for our colleagues and future talent.
Find out more: Wincanton champions a diverse workforce
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