Assistant Accountant

My client is looking for an experienced office based Assistant Accountant to join an expanding team on a permanent basis. Package - Between £29,000 and £34,000 per annum Monday to Thursday 08:30 until 17:00 Friday 08:30 until 13:00 25 days holiday plus bank holidays A BBP bonus will paid at 5% Responsibilities - * AR Invoicing and Credit Control Management * Liaise with purchasing and sales to ensure effective customer & supplier maintenance, identify and resolve issues as they arise * Prepare monthly balance sheet information for review * Prepare quarterly VAT returns for review and submission * Record supplier invoices for payment, log invoice queries and follow up to resolution - explore automation opportunities * Create Supplier payment runs for approval - explore automation opportunities * Providing ad hoc support to the finance team on other General Ledger items * Support data gathering for internal and external audits * Own the end to end close for Holding entity and support key areas such as (Fixed assets, Leases, Prepayments, Inventory etc * Maintain and report on key metrics on quarterly & ad hoc basis (CIP etc) * Effective records maintenance and explore digitising the process * Reconcile and post credit card expense submissions, stay up to date with latest best practices on online submission software * Identify and support project opportunities Essential - * Must have previous experience as an Assistant Accountant Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years' experience delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications confidentially and we review all submissions. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities. IND1