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Interim Assistant Accountant

Job Posted: 16 days ago

Salary: £ 18 - 20 / Hour
Job Type: Contract Temporary
Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

Expire in: 12 days

Job Description

This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant.

General Purpose

To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business.

The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Month-End & Reporting

  * Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines.

  * Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments.

  * Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time.

  * Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc.

  * Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts

  * Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing

Finance Operations

  * Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance.

  * Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance.

  * Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments.

  * Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies.

  * Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting.

  * Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries.

  * Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within deadlines.

  * Assisting with preparation of payment runs

  * Calculating recharges to international offices and invoicing for these

  * Assist with quarterly VAT returns, audits and statutory reporting deadlines for UK entities.

  * Help improve finance processes and internal controls.

  * Work closely with the Finance Manager and wider finance team to meet business deadlines.

Skills and Experience Required

  * Minimum of 3+ years in a similar role.

  * Proving experience working to tight deadlines.

  * Experience preparing month-end reports, journals and reconciliations.

  * Good understanding of AP and AR processes.

  * Strong Excel skills.

  * High attention to detail.

  * Able to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.

  * AAT qualified or studying

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