Offering a competitive salary, an excellent and friendly working environment, free on-site parking, and a variety of great company benefits, we are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our team in Ambergate on a Maternity Cover (12 Month Fixed Term Contract) basis.

Established in 1965, the Lockwood Group is a family run business and currently has over 280 employees spanning 4 UK sites. The group's activities include UK haulage and storage, frozen food production and co-packing solutions.

Role Responsibilities - Assistant Accountant (Maternity Cover):

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Assistant Accountant will provide general accounting support to the accounts team in a variety of areas including sales ledger, purchase ledger and month end processes. Duties include:

• Processing purchase invoices as required including Company credit cards
• Maintaining accruals and prepayment schedule at month end
• Maintaining fixed asset register
• Raising and posting journals at month end and variance checking
• Raising internal recharges at month end
• Assisting with year end audit
• Reconciliation of control accounts
• Providing cover for annual leave, sales and purchase ledger
• Preparation of the Company VAT returns

Person Specification - Assistant Accountant (Maternity Cover):

• AAT qualified or part qualified preferable
• Strong interpersonal communications and presentation skills
• Strong administrative skills with the ability to multi task in a busy environment, meet deadlines and maintain a high attention to detail
• Ability to efficiently communicate at all levels via phone and email
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Working experience of Sage 50 is desirable
• Confident IT user, particularly with MS Excel

Terms of Role:

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, Full Time. Temporary, 12 month fixed term contract.

Location:
Head Office, Ambergate (near Belper, Derbyshire)