Senior Finance Assistant

Job Title:-Senior Finance Assistant-

Location : Borehamwood

Salary : -38,000 - -40,000

Hours : 8.00-4.00 Mon-Fri

Benefits: 25 days holiday, attractive pension, 6% company bonus

What you want to know about this employer

- Hugely successful global manufacturer with over 50 years in the industry and a market leader

- An extremely well organised, structured business with a warm family feel, a traditional yet down to earth culture

Purpose of the role

The Assistant Management Accountant will be responsible for supporting core financial processes, maintaining accurate records, and assisting with month-end reporting to support informed business decisions

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and post accruals, prepayments and journals through to trial balance.
• Manage intercompany accounting and reconciliations across two main companies and smaller group entities.
• Prepare and submit VAT returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Complete bank postings and reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts and month-end reporting.
• Take ownership of designated month-end processes, ensuring accurate and timely completion.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain and reconcile the fixed asset register, including depreciation.
• Support stock reconciliations, investigating and resolving any variances.
• Review monthly profit and loss accounts, identifying and highlighting unusual transactions or discrepancies.
• Provide financial oversight and support across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ensuring accuracy without responsibility for day-to-day processing.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting accuracy and internal controls.

Skills and Attributes:

• Qualified or part-qualified (AAT / ACCA / CIMA or equivalent),
• Substantial experience in a similar role
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain accurate financial records and spot discrepancies quickly
• Experience in transactional and month-end processes
• Confident user of accounting systems and Excel
• Organised and reliable, able to manage deadlines, prioritise workloads, and communicate effectively with stakeholders

Crisp Recruitment Ltd is a local recruitment consultancy based in Hatfield. We are working on behalf of our client to find suitable candidates