Overview

Accounts Assistant required for North Bristol business HYBRID WORKING ALLOWED

Your new company
BS32 based firm

Your new role
Reporting to the Financial Accountant, you will be responsible for, along with the Financial Accountant, the preparation of consolidated group accounts for both internal and external reporting and for the Group Treasury function on a daily basis. You will be expected to:

  • Complete daily treasury administrative duties such as amendment of bank mandates, following up banking queries etc.
  • Input bank transfers and CHAPs payments onto the banking system daily for review by the Financial Accountant
  • Complete daily production of the treasury borrowings reconciliation to ascertain how much and where to borrow from/deposit each day (whilst remaining within facility limits) using daily bank downloads and regional completion information
  • Complete weekly update of the treasury cash flow forecasts
  • Complete weekly treasury reconciliation duties – reconciling bank accounts and payments and posting journals for interest charges and accruals (at month end)
  • Produce weekly reports in respect of borrowings position and treasury movements for the prior week
  • Assist the Financial Accountant as required in the year-end statutory reporting process, which involves consolidating the results of all subsidiaries and producing statutory financial statements for audit and for submission to Companies House
  • Assist the Financial Accountant with the half-year end reporting process – a scaled down version of the year end process
  • Complete any Office of National Statistics surveys by obtaining relevant information from the regions and subsidiaries
  • Complete quarterly reconciliation of bonds and guarantees
  • Deal with bond administrative duties such as requesting statements and cancelling bonds once performance is complete
  • Produce ad-hoc reports as and when required
  • Promote and act in accordance with Group values, systems, policies and procedures

What you’ll need to succeed

  • A formal accountancy qualification is not a pre-requisite for this position
  • Strong reconciliation, mathematical and organisational skills essential
  • Team work ethic

What you get in return

  • Competitive Salary
  • Competitive Bonus Scheme
  • 25 days holiday (increase by 1 day for every 3 years continuous service up to 28 days)
  • Choice of Flexible Benefits
  • Enhanced Family Friendly Policies

What you need to do now
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£24,000 – £27,000 per annum

Permanent

Accounts Assistant