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Assistant Accountant
Job Posted: 22 hours ago
Salary: £ 26,877 - 26,877 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Scunthorpe
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Job Title: Assistant Accountant
Overall Purpose of Job
To provide support to the Group’s senior finance team, predominantly Ongo Homes’ Finance Business Partner and Management Accountant
We offer all our employees a great package of benefits, including:
Competitive salary £26,877 + study which is bench marked against other employers
Enrolment on our Aviva pension scheme (9.5% employer contribution)
30 days holiday (plus extra days off for Bank Holidays/Birthdays)
Health care scheme
Flexible/agile working, plus the option to work from home if your role allows
Enhanced maternity/paternity pay
Continual professional development including management development.
A dedicated health and wellbeing programme (access to a variety of support and free benefits)
Time out of work to carry out volunteer opportunities
Main Responsibilities.
Management Accounting:
Work closely with the team of Finance Business Partners to undertake any work relevant to the skills of the postholder
Predominantly to work with Ongo Homes’ finance team to enable accurate and timely production of Ongo Homes’ monthly management accounts and in-month reporting
Prepare financial information in relation to the business’ requirements by means of preparing journals for accruals and prepayments, wages and salaries, loan amortisation and other regular journals as necessary.
Perform ad-hoc cost analysis as and when requested.
Support with the posting of bank transactions and producing reconciliations.
Assist with the production of the fixed asset register, including entry of any necessary journals into the finance system. Prepare necessary documentation regarding the property transactions.
Assist with the production of the group consolidated monthly accounts
To enable the Finance Business Partners to meet the deadlines of the business by proactively prioritising their workload to facilitate the work required and to develop and maintain a month-end task list, ticking off as each task is complete.
To shadow more senior staff to develop their own career by gaining a broad understanding of the entire Ongo group of companies.
Year end:
To support with the production of the year end reporting pack
To deal with requests for transactional information from our external auditors, under direction of the respective senior member of staff as and when required.
Budgeting and Forecasting:
To assist in the production of annual budgets and monthly forecasts by providing help and assistance in pulling together information required
Financial control:
Improve processes within your given area of responsibility.
Ensure tasks are completed effectively, using the minimum amount of manual processing to achieve the result required by the business.
Delivery of objectives:
To align yourself with, and deliver towards, the following:
The Ongo Corporate Plan
Your own individual, and agreed, annual PDR
Other
Any other duties commensurate with the role’s level of responsibility and / or as reasonably directed or requested by a more senior member of staff
Knowledge, Skills & Experience Required
A minimum of two years’ accountancy experience with a good understanding of key accounting principles fundamental to the duties and responsibilities of the role.
Ability to work independently but also cooperatively, without close supervision.
Good interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders at a variety of levels, orally and in writing.
Ability to prioritise own work, and to work accurately under pressure to meet conflicting deadlines.
Skills to listen to and act on instructions
Ability to approach other members of the finance team for support
Capability to manage working from home without direct supervision
Be able to relate duties and deliverables of the role to a wider business context.
IT literate, specifically in relation to finance systems and their efficient use.
Ability to support and train more junior members of the finance team
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS TUESDAY 27 MAY 2025, though this may be changed to an earlier date in the event of high volume of applications. So, apply today!
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