Details:
- Location: Newton Aycliffe County Durham
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Job Title: Accounts Assistant
Reporting to: UK Finance Manager
Hours: 37.5 Hours per week
Location: Newton Aycliffe
Job Type: 6 Month Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Negotiable
Role Overview
Our client is a leading European PVC compounder with production sites located in Newton Aycliffe, they are also part of the world’s biggest chemical companies, with annual sales of $60bn, the Newton Aycliffe site has sales of €100m.
The role reports to the UK Finance Manager and is part of a small, stand-alone finance team, and the job holder will be required to be flexible and will be called upon to assist in varied accounting activities as required.
Key Responsibilities
* Support for the sales ledger process
* Posting of journals (payroll, overtime, energy costs etc.)
* Reconciliation of Balance Sheet Accounts
* Treasury support (cash management, payment runs, bank reconciliations, intercompany current accounts reconciliations, currency revaluations)
* Fixed cost reporting
* HMRC submissions (VAT, Construction in Industry, PSA return etc.)
* Fixed asset accounting (Reconciling fixed asset register, monitor capex projects, local reporting)
* System maintenance of customer and supplier master data
Requirements
* Minimum of 5 GCSEs (grade C or above, including maths and English) or NVQ equivalent.
* AAT or higher accountancy qualification preferred
* Experience working in a finance department, ideally in a manufacturing environment
* MS Excel
* Experience of operating in a supplier facing role
* Excellent telephone manner
* Experience of HMRC reporting and procedures
* Previous ERP exposure (ideally SAP or similar)