MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT - Permanent
RECfinancial are delighted to be recruiting exclusively for our client, in the search for an experienced Management Accounts Assistant on a Permanent basis.
Based in North Leicestershire, the company is a European distributor. Providing one of the most extensive and diversified ranges of products and solutions in their market.
So, what's the purpose of the role?
- This role is across two areas, Customer rebate & brokerage payments and accruals (role
- responsibility) and Stock accounting (role jointly responsible with the Stock accountant part
- time role).
- You'll be responsible for all customer rebate & customer brokerage payments, with the requirement to monitor & report on monthly accruals to the commercial teams.
- Responsible jointly with the stock accountant for control and monitoring all stock and related
- control accounts for UK and overseas to comply with financial objectives and statutory
- requirements.
What are the main aspects of the role?
- Co-ordinate the administration of customer rebate payments, resolving any queries and checking accruals.
- Provide month end accruals for customer rebates and customer brokerage.
- Ensure stock movement accounts are reconciled, monitored and maintained.
- Complete thorough investigation and analysis of reconciling differences with corrective actions to ensure cost of stock is accurately recorded and maintained.
- Prepare, analyse and investigate fluctuations on weekly stock reports, free form credit and re-charge reconciliations.
- Provide commentary as required and distribute to key personnel and management to provide information for effective business decisions.
- Reconcile, report and explain budget variances for the cash discounts received in
both UK and overseas to facilitate month end reporting.
- Authorise and report on stock adjustments. Reconcile stock/accounting reports to the general ledger to ensure stock levels are reported correctly both within financial and warehouse systems. At month end provide reconciliations of stock revaluation.
- Analyse aged stock accounts to ensure sufficient provision available. Identify large areas of aged stock and liaise with Warehouse Admin Managers to ensure aged stock is investigated and actioned appropriately.
- Prepare and enter month end journals for both the UK & overseas to reconcile balance sheet accounts in preparation for authorisation and review to comply with statutory audit requirements.
- Ad hoc tasks as and when required
Who do we want?
- Minimum of 1-2 years' experience in a Financial/Management accounting role
- Someone studying for a professional qualification (part qualified)
- Possibly a University Graduate who has accounting degree
- Have attention to detail / high level of accuracy.
- Able to work on own initiative.
- Ability to be always discreet and confidential with aptitude for dealing with sensitive data.
- Team player
- Knowledge of Financial Accounting
- Have good numerical skills.
- Good communication skills.
- Good understanding of Accruals/Reconciliations etc
- Advanced Excel to ideally include Macros/Pivots/VLookups
In return, our client offers an excellent opportunity with a generous package which includes;
- Salary £25k - £28k
- Defined pension scheme
- Life Assurance - Death in Service
- 31 days holiday
- Free on site parking
- Some working from home
For further information on this fabulous opportunity, please contact Neil@RECfinancial on 07976 416967 or email
