Rowland Recruitment is pleased to be supporting a highly respected company in the West Malling area as they seek an enthusiastic Accounts Assistant to join their Finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance career within a supportive environment that encourages professional growth. If you are looking to enter the accountancy field from university or school, or you are someone with a little work experience in accounting, this could be a great opportunity for you.
Key Responsibilities:
Working closely with both the Finance Manager and Management Accountant, you will gain exposure across a range of accounting processes. Your responsibilities will include:
- Posting bank movements and completing weekly bank reconciliations
- Assisting with monthly period close and accounting adjustments
- Taking ownership of a company balance sheet reconciliation
- Contributing to the preparation of management accounts
- Supporting the credit controller with sales invoicing and customer monitoring when required
- Working with the purchase ledger team to provide assistance as needed
- Building knowledge of the ERP system to support system maintenance
- Completing ad hoc tasks to support the wider finance function
- Developing technical knowledge to progress towards a management accounting role, with study support encouraged
Ideal Candidate:
- Have started your AAT qualification or are looking to kickstart your AAT studies, or hold an accounting related degree
- Bring some previous experience in a finance role, although this is not essential
- Communicate clearly and professionally
- Have strong numeracy skills and confidence working with figures
- Are highly organised and able to work to deadlines
- Have excellent attention to detail and a conscientious approach
- Enjoy working collaboratively within a team
- Are confident engaging with colleagues across different departments
- Demonstrate a positive attitude and a desire to develop within the business
- A willingness to learn core finance processes and take ownership of tasks
- Accurate posting of information into Microsoft Dynamics and Microsoft Excel
- Commitment to continually improving processes alongside the wider team
- Strong MS Office skills, particularly confidence in manipulating data within Excel
What's on Offer:
- Study Support with AAT
- On site Parking
- Pension
- CPD and more