Assistant Accountant Job Location: Dorchester, Dorset Job Type: Permanent Salary: £30,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience Hours: 39 hours per week, Monday – Friday 8.30am – 5pm Benefits: 25 days holiday + bank holidays; Company sick pay; Enhanced Company Pension; Free onsite parking We are working with a leading design & manufacturer of bespoke high value, state of the art machinery for a variety of industries including automotive, aerospace and defence. They are now looking to recruit for an Assistant Accountant to work alongside the Financial Controller to undertake the day-to-day tasks including sales & purchase ledger, reconciliations, assisting with payroll and financial reporting. Key duties will include; Sales Ledger & Debtors * Process new customer purchase orders * Raise and issue invoices * Monitor aged debtors weekly and follow up to ensure prompt payments Purchase Ledger & Creditors * Match incoming supplier invoices to POs and post to Sage * Reconcile supplier statements monthly and prepare weekly payment runs Banking * Post daily bank transactions. * Perform monthly reconciliations for all company bank accounts VAT & Compliance * Assist with monthly VAT processes * Support the preparation of VAT returns Payments & Expenses * Prepare weekly payment run reports for review * Review and log staff expense claims...