Assistant Accountant

Description

We are delighted to be working alongside a large precision engineering organisation based in the outskirts of Edinburgh who are looking to welcome an ambitious Assistant Accountant into their Finance team.

This role requires a dynamic individual with a genuine desire to progress and grow in a professional capacity. Candidates who are either studying towards or have an ambition to study towards a professional qualification such as ACCA or CIMA would be ideal for the Assistant Accountant role.

The role:

– Processing purchase orders and supplier invoices
– Producing customer invoices to be issued to customers and members
– Preparing aged debtors and creditors reports and support managers in chasing debtors and approving invoices for payment
– Prepare weekly payment runs and book payments using Xero
– Preparing bank reconciliations
– Managing the month end close process with suppliers, credit cards, staff members time recording, staff expenses, cut off etc.
– Preparing and posting payroll, depreciation and accruals and prepayments journals
– Preparing balance sheet recs and resolving any other issues
– Creating VAT returns in HMRC systems
– Producing claims for Innovate with all backing invoices and input into Innovate systems

The successful candidate:

– A strong work ethic and the desire to progress
– A strong accounts background
– Ideally AAT Qualified or similar
– Either a Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA student or interested in undergoing one of these qualifications
– Experience within an Accounts Assistant type role with a desire to learn more
– The ability to work as part of a team and communicate well with others
– A willingness to take on additional duties as and when required

The Assistant Accountant role offers a genuine chance for an ambitious and dynamic accounting professional to enter into a role where their skills can be nurtured and allowed to grow further. In addition to this the successful candidate can expect a generous salary and along with a number of other excellent benefits.

If this sounds like the type of opportunity that you are interested in and you feel you would be a good fit for the role please do apply today with an up to date copy of your CV.

ASA Recruitment is one of Scotland’s largest independent multi-sector recruitment agencies. We specialise in providing effective tailored solutions for permanent, contract and temporary employment requirements for our Clients and Candidates. We are members of the REC and are ISO certified.

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