Assistant Accountant

Description

A large Glasgow based organisation are currently looking to bring a determined and experienced professional into their finance team. The Finance Assistant role requires an accounting professional with a strong background in financial reporting and strong interpersonal skills. The role will involve producing detailed financial management reports and budgetary information and communicating this to key stakeholders throughout the business.

A Finance Assistant role like this would be a great fit for someone who is studying towards a professional qualification and has a strong background in financial reporting. Management reporting and budgeting will make up a large part of this role and a background in these aspect would be also be advantageous.

The role:
– Producing varied financial reports and analysis for colleagues
– Regularly communicating complex financial information
– Producing financial management reports of a high quality
– Assisting in the preparation of annual estate budgets and budgetary information
– Transferring costs for payment to correct centres
– Assisting with the production of monthly management and year end accounts and also forecasting
– Overseeing underlying financial transactions and ensuring their accuracy across multiple teams
– Resolving any queries in relation to cost centres and financial reporting
– Maintaining data in an accurate manner, including loading of data, journals and sales invoices, and internal re-charges
– Suggesting and working to implement new systems and improve processes where necessary
– Building and maintaining strong relationships with a number of key stakeholders throughout the organisation

The candidate:
– Ideally studying towards a professionals accounting qualification
– Previously having dealt with financial reporting
– A background in communicating with both finance non-finance stakeholders and explaining financial information in order to assist their decision making
– A background in assisting with the preparation of management accounts and key financial reconciliations
– Experience in managing accounts payable duties
– A good working knowledge of financial an accounting processes and procedures
– An understanding of Inland Revenue VAT requirements
– Ability to work effectively under pressure in order to meet deadlines while maintaining a high standard of work
– Excellent IT skills including advanced Excel experience and a strong background with accounting software
– Strong communication skills, both verbally and written
– The ability to make judgements and resolve issues independently

The Finance Assistant role has a broad list of tasks and the successful candidate will need to have a varied skill set in order in order to fill most of the criteria listed above. In return for this the organisation are offering a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits including a very generous holiday entitlement. If you think the Finance Assistant role may be the right fit for you then please do apply today with an up to date copy of your CV.

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