This role presents an opportunity to apply your robust financial knowledge, exceptional communication skills, and meticulous attention to detail in a stimulating yet rewarding environment. You will play a key role in supporting the Management Accountant and Financial Accountants with month-end tasks, planning, and variance analysis. Additionally, you will manage the end-to-end Accounts Payable process, ensuring smooth operations and nurturing strong relationships with internal stakeholders, suppliers, and the offshore accounting team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company that values its employees and promotes a supportive and inclusive work environment. The company is renowned for its commitment to professional development, offering ample training opportunities for its staff. They believe in fostering a culture of collaboration and respect, where every team member's contribution is valued and recognised. What you'll do: As an Assistant Accountant, your primary role will be to support the Management Accountant and Financial Accountants in various tasks including month-end activities, planning, and variance analysis. You will also play a crucial role in overseeing the end-to-end Accounts Payable process. Your ability to analyse financial data, identify key trends, prepare financial reports, support forecasts/outlooks, compile budgets, complete reconciliations, answer audit queries, maintain ledgers/files, support capitalisation of WIP will be essential for success in this role. Furthermore, your responsibilities will extend to setting up vendor Purchase Orders (PO), resolving queries promptly, creating weekly PO Reports to track orders' status. Assist in monitoring actual v budget performanceAnalyse financial data and identify key trendsPrepare monthly financial reportsSupport the monthly rolling forecast/outlookCompile annual budgetsComplete monthly balance sheet and bank account reconciliationsAnswer internal and external audit queriesMaintain general ledger and mapping governance filesSupport capitalisation of WIPSet up monthly vendor Purchase Orders (PO)Resolve queries in a timely mannerCreate weekly PO Report to track work order and purchase order status What you bring: As an ideal candidate for the Assistant Accountant position, you bring along a wealth of experience from similar roles spanning at least three years. Your educational background includes a degree preferably in Business or Finance. Being part-qualified or aspiring to qualify as an accountant would be advantageous. Your strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with proficiency in Excel enable you to create and maintain complex financial models. Your meticulous attention to detail ensures full confidence in your outputs. You thrive in high-pressured environments and are proactive, self-motivated with exceptional time management skills. Minimum 3 years' experience in similar rolesDegree holder preferably in Business or FinancePart qualified accountant or looking to be qualified is advantageousStrong written and verbal communication skillsProficiency in Excel and ability to create/maintain financial modelsAttention to detail ensuring full confidence in outputsExperience working in a high-pressured environmentProactive and self-motivated with exceptional time management skills How to apply? If this opportunity sounds like it might be the right opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to get in touch via the information below, or apply directly (no cover letter required) Consultant - Fayez Khan - (email protected) Candidate Manager - Georgia Waters - (email protected) Robert Walters endeavours to review all applications in a maximum of five working days. If you have not received correspondence within this timeframe please do not hesitate to contact Fayez Khan on ******** .