Assistant Accountant

Assistant AccountantLeicester £30,000 to £35,000 Permanent Office BasedAre you an Accounts Assistant who feels ready for more responsibility, or an experienced Bookkeeper looking for a role where you can broaden your accounting experience?This is an opportunity to join an established and growing Leicester business with a stable finance team and a track record of retaining people for the long term.What makes the opportunity particularly interesting is the scope to develop. You do not need to arrive with management accounts experience already under your belt. If you have a good grounding in transactional accounts, are confident with the fundamentals and want to learn, there will be support to gradually introduce you to areas such as accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.You will also be joining the business at a good time. There are plans to improve monthly reporting, modernise some existing processes and look at how technology can make the finance function more efficient. Rather than simply inheriting a fixed job, you will have the chance to get involved in those improvements and see your role develop as the business does.What will you be doing?The day to day role will include purchase and subcontractor ledgers, processing invoices, payment runs, supplier reconciliations, receipts, expenses, company credit cards and balance sheet reconciliations. You will also assist with payroll information and areas including accruals and ..... full job details .....