Accounts Assistant

• Location:  Chorley
• Salary:  £25000 - £28000 per annum, Benefits: Study Support + Bonus
• Reference:  JLM/39897/TAA
• Contact:  Jack Moss

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Accounts Assistant | £25,000 – £28,000 + Study + Bonus | Chorley | Progression to Management Accountant | Rapidly-growing SME

Axon Moore are proud to be working alongside a rapidly-growing SME in Chorley as they recruit either an ambitious Graduate or AAT studier who is able to hit the ground running in a varied Accounts Assistant role and, ultimately, capable of progressing to be their next Management Accountant. Working alongside a mentoring FC, this fantastic opportunity offers exceptional support and exposure as well as additional benefits.

Key Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist in the maintenance purchase and sales ledgers
• Accurately analyse and record financial transactions
• Raising sales invoices and processing/posting purchase invoices
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Bank reconciliations
• Collating payroll information
• Chasing overdue debt and analysis of debtor ledger
• Assist with inter-company reconciliations
• Query resolution
• Management of the fixed assets register, i.e. capitalisation, depreciation, and reconciliation
• Setting up month-end spreadsheets on Excel
• Provide financial information and analysis at divisional level
• Assist in the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and forecasts
• Other ad-hoc duties and project support

Required Experience and Skills:

• High level of attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time-keeping skills
• Ability to take ownership of their role
• Good IT and MS Excel skills
• Flexible and able to cope with change

Benefits:

• Full study support towards either AAT or ACCA / CIMA
• Discretionary performance-based bonus incentives
• 20 days holiday (rising with length of service to 25) plus Bank Holidays
• Birthdays off
• Pension
• Life Assurance

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