Assistant Accountant Job Details

Reference No:DJ-2194

Location:Portsmouth, Portsmouth

Salary:£30000 - £35000 Per Annum

Job Type:Permanent

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Daniel James

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We have teamed up with a local defence company who are looking for an Assistant Accountant that enjoys creating lasting relationships within the business to support their various projects.

This is a brand-new Assistant Accountant role, created because this business is growing quickly! It’s a role heavily involved in business partnering.

Day to day, the Assistant Accountant role will involve managing the project accounting including allocating transactions, budget analysis and identifying variances for a variety of projects. As well as having business partnering capabilities to provide commentary over project performance.

Reporting to the Senior Project Accountant, you will be responsible for:

• Revenue accounting – raising monthly project invoices and reconciling to the cost ledger
• Business partnering with stakeholders
• Review P&L and balance sheet to ensure WIP is accurate and on time
• Attending weekly project meetings with the project team
• Preparing monthly revenue and cost accruals and analysis for the finance team
• Preparing monthly updated, detailed profit and cash forecasts for the project
• Assisting the finance team in the preparation of annual budgets, quarterly forecasts and cash forecasts
• Assisting the finance team in monthly reconciliation of project-related general ledger and vendor accounts

What you will need:

• Previous project experience – internal projects or external projects
• To be qualified (ACCA/CIMA), studying or qualified by experience
• Experience of working in a deadline-driven role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, and experience in the use of accounting systems
• Excellent analytical skills and a keen eye for detail
• Confident communicator and ability to interact with non-finance personnel at all levels
• Ability to prioritise workload and work independently or as part of a team

What you will get:

• Hybrid working model
• Early Friday finish
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Highly supportive and collaborative environment
• Company bonus

If you would like to find out more, please apply with your CV or LinkedIn PDF. We look forward to hearing from you!

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