Assistant Accountant

Hays PLC; Abergavenny; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 33,000

Job description

Permanent Assistant Accountant Abergavenny

Your New Company

Hays are pleased to partner with a very successful, high-quality custom-built contractor who is a supplier with an incredibly prestigious customer base, renowned for its ingenuity within the aerospace, defence and space industries. This company has established sites in the UK and the US, offering comprehensive services from design-for-manufacturing assistance to world-class materials testing. This company has seen excellent growth this past year and is looking to have an excellent year ahead; this is a great time to join a company heading in the right direction within a strong sector!

Your New Role

Within this role, you will be tasked with the following non-exhaustive duties:

1. Manage Accounts Receivable and Payable Ledgers, including posting, raising, and matching invoices and payments.
2. Reconcile customer and supplier statements, including proforma and scrap invoices.
3. Reconcile and agree on intercompany balances.
4. Report weekly and monthly aged analysis of Debtors and Creditors to the Site FD & GM and Group FD & CFO.
5. Investigate and resolve queries with internal and external stakeholders.
6. Conduct quarterly cut-off testing.
7. Reconcile bank accounts and cash books, and assist with cash forecasting.
8. Assist in preparing weekly and monthly management accounts, including P&L reporting, nominal ledger transactions, and balance sheet reconciliations.
9. Support capital expenditure and fixed assets management, ensuring project spends are within budget, reporting on capex, and updating the fixed asset system.
10. Perform ad-hoc tasks, including budgeting and forecasting, training for holiday/sickness cover, addressing audit queries, and conducting spend analysis.

What You Will Need

To succeed in your application, you will need to display:

1. Management of financial ledgers and monthly management reporting
2. Experience of working within a finance team
3. AAT / Part qualified / QBE (qualified for the role due to level of experience)
4. Manufacturing experience preferable but not essential
5. Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
6. Computer literate, including Microsoft Office
7. Excellent Excel skills
8. Attention to detail and organisational skills
9. Ability to prioritise workload
10. Internal and External stakeholder relationship building
11. Continuous Improvement Mindset
12. Ability to work well within a team environment
13. Be able to take initiative

What You Will Be Offered

1. Salary of up to £33,000 dependent on experience
2. 8am - 4:30pm work hours Monday to Thursday, with 1pm finish on Friday
3. Flexible start-finish times
4. 25 days annual leave plus BH
5. 6% employer pension contribution
6. Study Support for your chosen accountancy qualification
7. Office based with some work from home
8. And more!

What You Need To Do Now

If you are interested in this exciting permanent opportunity, get in contact with Rhys Lewis via 02920222500 to register your interest today. Please also send your most updated CV to [e-mail].

If this role is not of interest, but you are open to new finance opportunities and would like a confidential discussion regarding your current work situation, equally contact Rhys today.