Financial Accounts Assistant

Financial Accounts Assistant sought by a global polymer manufacturer with over 20,000 employees across 170 locations worldwide to join their team based in Ross-on-Wye.

The Role:
Reporting to the Financial Controller, as Financial Accounts Assistant your responsibilities will include:

• All treasury enquiries: raising payments, inter-company netting, bank & group correspondence, and bank reconciliations
• Financial accounts reconciliations and accounting – GNRI accounting, balance sheet, and P&L reconciliations
• Financial accounting general enquiries
• Audit assistance: year-end, interim and statutory audit, HMRC government audits, and year-end reporting
• Subsidiary accounting, involving a range of tasks from salaries, journals, accruals and prepayments, pension, reconciliations, TB, fixed assets, and producing monthly accounts
• Stock reconciliation
• Ad hoc reporting
• Contributing to the finance function of the business and supporting the team as needed

The successful Financial Accounts Assistant will demonstrate:

• Previous accounting experience
• AAT qualified, CIMA/ACCA part-qualified, or studying
• Working knowledge of SAP and Sage would be advantageous
• Computer literate in all MS Office applications
• Self-driven, friendly with a positive disposition and a clear focus on high quality
• Actively participates in team work to ensure organisational goals are reached
• Questions and – where appropriate – challenges the status quo to ensure continuous improvement
• Builds trust and develops a reputation for reliability by following through with actions
• Accuracy, attention to detail, excellent organisational skills

Benefits:

• Excellent salary depending on experience
• 50% hybrid working (split over two weeks) after probation
• Linear Yearly Increase (reflects inflation)
• Annual performance recognition payment and/or salary increase – not guaranteed
• 32 days holiday including stats, rising to 33 days after 2 years’ service
• Access to benefits platform
• Pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing
• Access to internal and external training & development courses
• Holiday buy / sell scheme
• Onsite parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme

Financial Accounts Assistant
 
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire
 
Excellent salary depending on experience + benefits