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Group Assistant Accountant - (Job ID: 1795)

ASCO Norge AS

Aberdeen City

Hybrid

GBP 30,000 - 50,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Group Assistant Accountant to join their dynamic finance team. This role involves maintaining purchase orders, processing payroll journals, and ensuring accurate financial reporting. The ideal candidate will possess strong financial literacy and IT skills, particularly in Excel, and will thrive in a fast-paced environment. With a commitment to equality and inclusion, this progressive company offers a hybrid working model and an attractive remuneration package, making it an exciting opportunity for aspiring finance professionals.

Qualifications

  • Experience in balance sheet reconciliations and financial reporting.
  • Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain POs and generate paperwork for payments.
  • Monitor system WIP and reconcile payroll control accounts.

Skills

Balance sheet reconciliations
Microsoft Excel
Planning and organizing skills
Attention to detail
Interpersonal and communication skills

Education

Part qualified accountant

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Contact Info:
Email: careers@ascoworld.com
Location: Aberdeen

Job Area

Finance

Description

Group Assistant Accountant - (Job ID: 1795)
Company: ASCO UK Limited
Employment Type: Fixed Term Contract - 12 months
Location: Aberdeen
Hours of Work: Monday - Friday 37.5 hours per week with hybrid option of 3 days office/2 days home

Reporting to the Group Finance Manager, the Group Assistant Accountant will be responsible for:

  • Maintaining POs for UK and corporate overhead departments
  • Generating necessary paperwork to support manual payments for UK and corporate overhead departments
  • Providing accurate, timely, relevant information and analysis in relation to corporate overhead departments
  • Monitoring system WIP/system stock control accounts and ensuring cleared down prior to month ends
  • Processing UK payroll journals and reconciling payroll control accounts
  • Producing intercompany reports and ensuring regular reconciliation and settlement of balances
  • Maintaining Group CAR processes/reporting and UK fixed asset registers
  • Providing support to the Group Finance team members in preparation and review of various regular reports - cash flow forecasts, VAT returns
Minimum Competencies (Skills, Knowledge And Behaviours)
  • Financially literate with experience of balance sheet reconciliations
  • Computer literate with well-developed IT skills across the Microsoft suite, particularly Excel
  • Solutions-based with strong planning, organising and numerical skills, and an excellent attention to detail
  • Accustomed to working effectively in a fast-paced environment, flexible and can adapt to changing workloads and priorities, where high standards are not compromised under pressure
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills both verbal and in writing
  • Ability to work standalone while a positive contributor to the wider team
Desired Qualifications
  • Part qualified accountant

As you would expect from a highly progressive company, an attractive remuneration package is available to the successful applicant. When applying, your CV should include your current/most recent employment, which clearly demonstrates examples of the skills and behaviours required for the above role.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (ED&I)

ASCO is committed to supporting and promoting Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I). This commitment is embraced by our Group Board and our Management Board and informs all of our activities and their impact on our customers, employees and our stakeholders.

Closing Date

23/04/2025

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