Assistant Accountant

Grafton Banks Finance are working with a growing SME company with a UK office presence in Chichester, West Sussex to recruit an Assistant Accountant on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting into the Finance Director and working in a busy finance function you will be responsible for supporting the business with the smooth running of the company’s finances and reporting.

Duties and Responsibilities will include:

• Responsibility for the bookkeeping, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, fixed assets.
• Key contact for suppliers/internal staff responsible for suppliers to ensure invoices are received and processed on a timely basis.
• Key contact with Intercompany finance managers answering any ad-hoc queries.
• Raise monthly intercompany charges.
• Accounting for external loans taken by the Group.
• Supporting the team with the month end procedures
• Producing and supporting with the companies management accounts
• Intercompany trading – review and follow up of monthly reconciliations.
• Support with the Year end and half year end procedures
• Production of plc reporting pack at half year and full year
• Reviewing packs submitted by subsidiaries and following up on queries raised.
• Assist in the preparation of the Group’s annual and interim financial statements.
• Liaise with auditors to ensure queries raised are resolved in a timely manner
• Support with budgets and forecasting

The successful candidate will have practical working experience within a finance function, including bookkeeping tasks.  You will need to have strong IT skills including experience of submitting financial information on to an accounting system and day to day use of Excel. You will need to have excellent communication skills both verbal and written to manipulate financial information to both finance and non-finance professionals, alongside excellent problem solving and analytical skills looking to work in  a progressive working environment.

For your skills and experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and Excellent benefits package. Study Support is on offer. Candidates available on 1 month's notice will take preference.