I am looking for a new accounts assistant for a successful and well know business based in Ripon North Yorkshire!

This is a great business to join for someone who is keen to advance their career and develop professionally, so if you are an accounts assistant who wants to take the next step and have the chance to study for AAT/ACCA/CIMA alongside work please get in touch.

Key Duties:

• Manage the month end input and timetable for allocated area of responsibility providing support for more junior colleagues in achieving all required tasks and ensuring receipt of all input from external finance stakeholders is received as required.
• Review and provide balanced feedback on the work done by junior colleagues. Contribute to development of junior colleagues through mentoring and support.
• Pro actively identify and assist with implementation of process improvements and opportunity for value add within finance team.
• Proactively work with other finance teams in Ripon and Leamington Spa to resolve identified issues and improve month end practices.
• Preparation of department reports within agreed deadlines.
• Completion of tasks to ensure compliance with Wolseley Base Financial Controls and audit requirements.
• Answer queries on financial data from business stakeholders.
• Assist with operational stakeholder training days. Feedback on issues from training days and put together appropriate strategy for resolution.
• Undertake balance sheet reconciliations as required and review reconciliations undertaken by junior colleagues.