Assistant Accountant

Executive Mandate Specification

• Job Title: Assistant Accountant
• Salary: up to £30,000
• Location: Cheadle
• Working hours: Monday to Friday (Predominantly office based)

Agility is delighted to be working with an IT Support and Solutions company looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their team of 2.

They are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious individual to support the Finance Director and be responsible for the overall Management Accounts and Sales Ledger function.

What you will be doing:

Management Accounts Responsibilities

• Month end & year end management accounts
• Bank reconciliation
• Reporting using large data sets
• Work with internal managers to ensure financial interactions with suppliers and customers are effective.
• Work with our support team and account managers to ensure products are sold correctly and in line with company practices.
• Creation and maintenance of accounting processes

Sales Ledger Responsibilities

• Run sales invoices and credit notes
• Issue statements to customers
• Credit control including Liaising directly with customers and the sales team, to ensure customers pay within terms

About you:

• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving
• Excellent analytical skills
• Judgement and reasoning
• Ability to work on own & part of a team
• Clear communicator internally and externally
• Ability to work to strict deadlines and prioritise workload
• Ability to work to strict deadlines at month end / year end (holidays to be taken outside of these periods)
• An interest in technology and automation would be advantageous

Required Skills

• Sound knowledge of Excel
• Experience of working in an accounts team
• Experience of producing monthly management accounts
• Credit Control experience

Desirable skills

• Experience working in Xero (preferred but not essential)
• Working towards AAT

In return you will receive:

• Holidays- 20 + bank holidays
• A day off for your birthday
• 4 week sabbatical after every 5 years of employment
• Pension Contributions
• Different areas to work and get away from your desk
• Breakout space with fully kitted out kitchen and pool table, dart board
• 2 Sanity Days per year – A day away from the office to do anything that will improve your sanity!

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: Up to £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Flexitime
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Flexitime

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cheadle, Greater Manchester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Education:

• Bachelor's (preferred)

Experience:

• accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

Statutory Executive Benefits & Governance

• Executive Health, Vision & Dental Coverage with Global Provider Options
• Corporate Pension Auto-Enrolment / 401(k) Retirement Plan with Fiduciary Matching
• Annual Discretionary Performance Incentive & Long-Term Equity Participation
• Executive Leave Allotment, Statutory Holidays & Dedicated Health Care Reserves
• US Department of Labor & E-Verify Work Authorization Sponsorship