Mosaic Recruitment are currently looking for an Assistant Accountant to join a friendly, small finance team based in Bishop’s Stortford.

You will be working closely with the Group Accountant ensuring the provision of effective financial control, monitoring and reporting systems across the organisation, and overseeing the smooth operation of transactional accounting functions.

The role requires close supervision of the purchase ledger liabilities, ensuring the purchase ledger accounts for group are maintained and reconciled.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the bookkeeping of group as required, to include assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Producing timely and accurate management information to support the operational and senior leadership in running the business units.
• Assisting in the tidy upkeep of the general/nominal ledger, to include the completion of balance sheet reconciliations monthly.
• Working with operational teams to resolve unmatched or incomplete cost and revenue items, supporting effective management of work in progress.
• Assist with the processing of payroll for the group as required, adhering to set deadlines, to include the timely filing of returns and payments to HMRC.
• Preparation of quarterly VAT returns for the group; ensuring compliance in all relevant areas.
• Reconciliation of monthly employee charge card statements, chasing up non-receipted transactions and escalating queries to management as necessary.
• Monthly reconciliation of supplier statements ensuring all liabilities have been accounted for.
• Ensuring the purchase invoicing process runs as efficiently as possible encouraging all in the process to achieve their deadlines.
• Analysing potential problematic invoices and escalating to the Group Accountant, or in the instance of either fraud or magnitude, to the Managing Director.
• Production of the monthly CIS returns, ensuring correct deductions are made and applied as per HMRC guidelines. Carrying out routine audits to ensure continued compliance.
• Dealing with supplier queries ensuring they are concluded in a timely manner.
• Maintenance of the creditors including opening new accounts, resolving unallocated amounts and agreeing appropriate credit terms.
• Overseeing creditor payments to ensure liabilities are paid within their agreed terms.
• Maintaining up to date and relevant written procedures, reflecting all developments and improvements to ensure the continued application of best practice.
• To work with Group Accountant to identify requirements to support and cross-train colleagues to provide the department with resilience during times of absence when taking annual leave.
• To proactively define, plan and undertake continuing professional development to the standard required by the relevant accountancy body(s).

There are excellent benefits on offer including Bonus incentive schemes, free gym facilities, insurances and free parking on site.

If this is of interest, please contact Jamie at Mosaic Recruitment.

Jamie.salmon@mosaic-recruitment.com