Job Description

We are delighted to be supporting a local client who has grown to the stage where they are looking to appoint their first Company Accountant. They currently engage the services of local and long-partnering accountancy practice, this role will see the majority of the responsibility shift in-house.

You will be in a stand-alone position in this role and continue to liaise with the external accountants on certain matters such as year-end and some statutory matters such as Payroll. Supporting the Healthcare sector our client is very service orientated and as such are looking to appoint someone who shares their passion for high levels of customer service. As the company Accountant, you will ensure that the organisation's financial data and Monthly Management information is maintained in a timely and accurate manner. Your remit will include, but by no means be limited to:- 

• Upkeep of the day to day book-keeping on the in-house Xero Accounting system
• Production of Monthly Management Accounts including P & L and Balance Sheet for presentation to the board
• Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Preparation of Budgets and Cashflow
• All aspects of transactional finance (Sales, Purchase Ledger and Credit Control)
• Bank Reconciliations
• Processing of timesheet and expense to produce payroll information

Our client is offering a base salary of £25,000 -  £30,000, 20 days holiday (+ Bank holidays), rising to 21 after probation and work between the hours of 9.00 am – 5.00 pm.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ideally, AAT qualified or working towards a qualification such as ACCA or CIMA Previous demonstrable experience of producing management accounts and financial reporting Ideally a strong working knowledge of Xero, Sage Line 50 and Sage Payroll systems Highly self-motivated to be able to drive your performance to hit deadlines