Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant - Luton (office based) - Up to £40,000 p.a. + benefits

Are you an experienced Assistant Accountant who is keen to join a growing business?

Do you have a proven management accounts preparation and transactional accounting experience?

Are you looking for an opportunity where you will be given autonomy in your role and have a broad remit in your work?

If so, this could be an ideal role for you!

Ives Recruitment Solutions are delighted to be retained by this fast growing, specialist organisation who pride themselves on their bespoke and quality offering. They are looking for a like-minded, experienced Assistant Accountant to join them on their growth trajectory.

This is a superb opportunity and time to join the business - with a strong project pipeline and with very real ambition for very healthy business growth.

This is a newly created role where you will be given autonomy and get involved in a broad range of financial and management accounting duties. You must be prepared to cover the transactional accounting work as well as the preparation of monthly accounts.

Reporting to their established and supportive Financial Controller, you will be responsible for all aspects of transactional finance including invoicing and reconciliations. You will manage the balance sheet and keep control of cash flow; as well as journals, accruals and prepayments, month end accounting and ensuring financial controls are adhered to.

The role requires someone with strong organisation skills, an eye for detail and someone who can manage a varied workload and keep to tight deadlines.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied role and who likes working under their own initiative whilst still having a supportive team around them.

Skills required:

• Previous experience within a similar Assistant Accountant role
• AAT/Part Qualified ACCA/CIMA preferred but not essential.
• Strong IT and systems skills - Xero highly advantageous and strong Excel skills essential.
• The ability to communicate effectively across the business and with external parties.
• Attention to detail, meticulous and able to manage a varied workload.

We aim to respond to all applicants promptly; however, we kindly ask for your understanding in case of a delay. If you do not hear from us within 10 days of submitting your application, please assume that, unfortunately, you have not been successful this time.

We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available. Candidate data will be treated as confidential and not shared with third parties.

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