A brilliant opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a growing business based in Harrogate. A salary of up to £30,000 is on offer alongside 34 days holiday (including bank holidays and your birthday off!), hybrid working options and study support packages. This role also comes with the prospect of progression opportunities for the right individual.
As Assistant Accountant, you will report into the Financial Director and provide support to the accounts function of the business.
Key responsibilities of the Assistant Accountant will include:
1. Produce Monthly Financial packs for clients and managers.
2. Ensure fees, sales, and purchase invoicing are current, with timely payment reviews.
3. Handle Monthly Prepayments, Accruals, and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
4. Conduct Bank Account reconciliations.
5. Assist in delivering annual budgets for clients within deadlines.
6. Act as the internal contact for accounting queries.
7. Support Annual Statutory Audits for the company and clients.
8. Foster effective relationships with internal departments.
9. Perform any other ad-hoc tasks as required by the wider Team.
We are keen to speak with individuals who have previous experience in a similar position, you may be an Assistant Accountant, Assistant Management Accountant or Trainee Management Accountant looking for a new opportunity, or a Finance Officer, Finance Administrator, Accounts Administrator or Accounts Assistant looking to progress.
To be successful in this Assistant Accountant opportunity, you will ideally:
10. Hold an accountancy qualification such as your AAT/ACCA/ACA/CIMA or have equivalent experience.
11. Have proven, relevant experience of working within a Finance Team, looking after the day-to-day finances of an organisation.
12. Possess good IT skills especially Excel and accountancy software knowledge, such as Sage, Xero or Quickbooks
13. Experience gained within an SME or owner-managed business would be advantageous but is not essential.
Based in Harrogate, this role is commutable from York, Knarebrough, Weatherby, Boston Spa, Tadcaster, Ripon, Tockwith, Ripley and surrounding areas. This employer has free car parking and is also commutable on public transport via train and is within a 10 min walk of a train station.
If you are interested in this Assistant Accountant position, please apply now or get in touch to have a confidential conversation today.