Assistant Accountant

Overview

Lusona Consultancy is Exclusively partnered with our client in the professional services sector as they recruit for an Assistant Accountant in their Glasgow office. Our client are a 5 million turnover start up organisation with over 6 years experience in the marketing and communications sector. As part of their continued success, our client are looking to appoint an Assistant Accountant reporting to the Financial controller on a permanent basis with a salary between £35,000 - £40,000 per annum.

Our client offer 33 days holiday entitlement, access to the company pension scheme, 35 hour working weeks and the opportunity to shape a rapidly scaling business.

This role would suit an aspirational accountant looking to progress their career over time in a team focussed environment where they can add value. Study support provisions are also included as part of the package.

• Processing supplier invoices, customer receipts and payments, maintaining accurate and well-organised financial records.
• Managing bank reconciliations and weekly banking activities.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns accurately and on time.
• Managing employee expense claims and supporting payroll inputs.
• Monitoring cash flow and flagging issues or discrepancies to the Finance Controller.
• Verifying the accuracy of accounts and supporting regular reconciliations

• Assisting with the month-end close process, including posting accruals, prepayments and revenue journals.
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts (Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow).
• Performing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and investigating variances.
• Helping prepare management reporting packs for leadership and stakeholders

This is a hands on role working with operational managers and non-financial stakeholders across the business. You will also help improve finance processes, controls and reporting as the business scales. This is an exciting opportunity with a progressive organisation where you can utilise experience in a fast paced commercial environment.

This role would suit an experienced accounts professional looking to progress their experience into management accounting whilst adding value across the end-end finance function deliverables. The salary on offer is between £35,000 - £40,000 per annum dependant on experience.

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