I am currently recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a successful and highly acquisitive business in Chester. Joining during a busy period you will work with the CFO and FC to ensure all finance tasks are completed accurately and on a timely basis. The business has exciting and impressive growth plans and there are real opportunities to fast-track your career.

Responsibilities and duties:

* Support the weekly and monthly reporting of project performance across the company
* Ensure Project Managers have recorded up to date and accurate data for reporting
* Prepare other detailed schedules to produce the monthly accounts and posting journals
* Propose improvements in current processes
* Assisting the Financial Controller with the completion of management accounts
* Supporting the Financial Controller with cash projections
* Oversight of AR and AP processes

Qualifications & Experience:

* Understanding of and experience in management accounts preparation
* Good working knowledge of Excel
* Open, honest and clear communicator
* Ability to work to tight deadlines
* Ability to supervise and assist others
* Attention to detail
* Focus on personal development
* Ideally part-qualified or keen to study
* Ideally degree qualified suitably qualified by experience

Benefits:

* Salary negotiable DOE
* Study support
* Hybrid working (2office, 3 home)

DJ/0305
Assistant Accountant
Chester
£30-35k DOE