Anderson Knight are currently recruiting for an experienced Assistant Accountant for our client in Paisley. The role offers hybrid working of two days per week in the office and a salary of £30,000 per annum.

The primary responsibility of this role is to closely support the Finance Manager in providing robust transactional management and group financial reporting on a daily basis. This will likely span purchase ledger, sales ledger and banking across a portfolio of 4 or 5 businesses across the group as well as taking each company to trial balance and producing a reconciled monthly accounting pack for each.

The role would suit someone who is looking for a varied and expanding role as part of a growing finance team.

Responsibilities:

Allocation of bank receipts & payments.
Reconciliation of supplier statements.
Aged debt monitoring.
Processing of monthly payment runs.
Reconciliation of control accounts.
Production of monthly accounts pack for group laboratories
Production of ad-hoc reports for management.
Provide support to the Finance Manager and Financial Controller where required.

Skills:

Prior experience of purchase and sales ledger essential
Experience of a high-volume environment desirable
Sage 50 & Xero experience highly advantageous
Strong Excel skills beneficial

Desirable behavioural attributes

Attention to detail.
Initiative and enthusiasm.
A desire to challenge and improve processes.
Flexibility to plan and prioritise a diverse workload.

If this is something you would be interested in hearing more about, please contact Richard Brown at Anderson Knight for a confidential chat.