Assistant Accountant - £30,000 - £35,000- based in Reading, Berkshire

This is a superb role for an Assistant Accountant looking to continue with their qualification.

You will be working in a busy & fast paced environment.

This role will be working onsite 4 days a week with one homeworking day. Our clients offers fantastic team building trips twice a year, free parking and great bonuses which are paid both on company and individual performance.

About Your New Role:

• Daily bank postings and bank reconciliations
• Monthly Sales Reconciliation
• Credit Card Transactions
• Coding and approving invoices on system
• Posting expenses
• Assisting the Management Accountant with Accruals and prepayments
• Providing cover for the Contracts Accountant
• Core AP and AR functions
• Experience in taking part in the annual Audit process
• Raising sales invoices, credit notes, client communication management regarding AR, posting sales transactions on Vincere and Sage Intact
• Obtaining daily exchange rates and updating records in Excel and Sage Intact.
• Processing and posting supplier invoices in Sage Intact.
• Running and reviewing aged creditors reports, suggesting payment runs for approval
• Setting up payment runs on the bank bi-weekly
• Processing HMRC P30 and P32 payments and manual non-GBP currency supplier payments
• Updating cash flow post payment runs

Your Skills & Qualifications:

• Must be adaptable and able to grasp new systems quickly and embrace change
• Strong reporting skills: Excel (lookups, pivots, IF formulas, tables)
• Strong time management, planning and organisational skills, attention to detail
• Self-motivation and a willingness to continuously learn and change
• Experience in AP & AR
• Being approachable and a Team player is key
• Must be passionate about Finance

Package:

• £35,000 (max) with competitive benefits
• Hours Mon - Thurs 9am till 6pm, Fri 9am till 5.30pm
• 4 days in the office, 1 day at home
• Closed between Xmas and New Years
• Full financial study support for AAT/ACCA/CIMA with a company day off for exam days
• Attendance to company team building trips twice a year