Assistant Accountant

Salary: £27000 - £30000

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne

KCR Solutions are delighted to be supporting this established business, based on the outskirts of Newcastle, who are going through a period of exciting change.   They are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join a small finance team.

This role is critical in documenting and reconciling transactions, including receipts/payments, overall transactional finance operations with some P&L/Balance sheet reporting and transactional analysis.

Duties will include:

  • Day to Day responsibility for financial transactional processing. This includes supplier invoice input, reconciliation journals, supplier relationship management and credit control.
  • Perform three-way matching PO/GRN/Invoices, resolve any issues identified.
  • Input supplier invoices daily, reconcile statements, and credit notes in line with supplier and internal expectations.
  • Raising and allocating payments made, ensuring unallocated payments are reviewed and cleared in good time.
  • Monitor supplier/customer accounts and liaising with the business, highlighting due dates upcoming and payment profiles.
  • Manage DPO (Days payables outstanding) within forecasted cash balances, resolve invoicing queries with appropriate department and suppliers
  • Review aged AP, AR, Debit notes, Goods Received Not Invoiced, Purchase orders outstanding and clear where possible
  • Support the preparation of monthly management accounts (P&L/Balance sheet), including prepayments/accruals and reconciliations.
  • Obtain, maintain, and report GL historical data to allow strategic decisions to be made by Financial Controller & Leadership team.
  • Review aged AP, AR, Debit notes, GRNI, Purchase orders and clear where possible.
  • Perform reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of variances.
  • Daily spreadsheet updates, cashflows and banking transactions.
  • Support the Financial controller by providing data to be included within forecasts/ quarterly business reviews/ medium term plans / budgets and other analysis.
  • To undertake any other duties that may fall into the job criteria including providing holiday cover across the department.

Minimum Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience:

  • AAT Technician level 4 minimum
  • Ideally actively studying towards an accountancy qualification
  • Min 5 years’+ experience in finance function, preferably within an SME.
  • Good understanding of Microsoft 365/D365 preferred.
  • Working knowledge of excel spreadsheets.

Job Specific Skills:

  • High attention to detail and accuracy skills.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Extremely organised and a multi-tasker.
  • Experience in reconciliations and accounts maintenance.
  • Experience in working with various Finance and ERP systems.

FULLY OFFICE BASED - 37.5 hour week. Our client offers flexible working hours and an early finish on a Friday

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