Eaton Syalon Ltd
Assistant Accountant
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Salary - £35,000 - £37,000
Must be AAT Qualified
Location - outskirts of Leicester
Office based role
Eaton Syalon are working with a business on the outskirts of Leicester who are looking for an experienced AAT qualified Assistant Accountant to join their finance team. The role will suit someone who likes a challenge, is able to use their own initiative, works well as part of a team and is able to work to deadlines with excellent attention to detail.
The successful candidate will work within the finance team, on a broad variety of tasks, including the following key responsibilities:
- Month end reports and production of first draft of management accounts
- Accounts payable/receivable
- Managing financial aspects of the import process
- Ensuring supplies are paid in a timely manner
- Ensuring any VAT and Duty is correctly accounted for
- Cash receipts
- Cashflow
- Budgeting and Forecasting
- Revenue and expenditure variance analysis
- Account statement reconciliations
- Fixed asset activity
- Overdue debt chasing
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The Successful Candidate Must
- Be AAT qualified
- Have 5 years experience working in a fast paced accounts environment
- Have strong Excel skills
- Have previous experience of team management (desirable)
- Able to Improve systems and procedures
- Will ideally have an understanding of the Import and Export processes for both Far East and the EU (desirable)
- The ability to work accurately and methodically
- Must be able to work well under pressure
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Please note this role is office based Monday - Friday and requires candidates who are happy to work / commute to the outskirts of Leicester as our client isn't offering a hybrid working approach with this role. Please only apply if you are able to demonstrate the above listed experience and are happy working in an office environment.
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