Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading commercial manufacturing business based in Kings Lynn who, due to expansion, require an ambitious part-qualified accountant to join the team as an Assistant Accountant to play a pivotal role covering accounts preparation at month end, payroll and other finance reporting.

Your new role

This role will ideally be suited to a confident part or fully qualified AAT Assistant Accountant or part-qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA accountant who has experience of month-end close covering pre-payments, accruals, posting journals as well as undertaking balance sheet reconciliations. As part of the finance team, you will also be responsible for government submissions, including VAT / Intrastat returns, Trade Support Service declarations as well as Customs & duty VAT reclaim, so you need to be confident about collating financial data, presenting your findings to key business decision makers and ensuring the business complies to GDPR. You will also undertake daily bank reconciliations for UK & European accounts and approve weekly expenses using Concur.

You will also be responsible for managing their monthly payroll in preparing and processing the payroll for 3rd party payroll services, which will also require you to work closely with HR.

What you'll need to succeed

As explained, you need to be a part or fully qualified AAT Assistant Accountant or part-qualified CIMA, ACA or ACCA accountant with strong Excel skills to analyse month-end financial data and reconcile bank accounts with an eye for detail when preparing the monthly payroll. This is an excellent opportunity for someone to undertake a varied finance role encompassing financial reporting across the operational aspects of this forward-thinking and expanding manufacturing business.

What you'll get in return

The organisation offers a competitive salary including a 25-day holiday plus Bank holidays, an excellent company pension scheme, 8.30am - 5pm, free on-site parking, subsidised canteen and other flexible benefits. Contact Hays for more details.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.

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