Company Accountant

An established, family-owned business in Leeds is looking for a hands-on Company Accountant to take ownership of its day-to-day finance activity.

The business provides design, installation and ongoing maintenance services within a specialist workplace environment. This is a practical SME finance role for someone who enjoys working in the detail and keeping the numbers accurate and up to date.

You will be responsible for:

• Purchase and sales ledger
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Supplier payments and credit control
• VAT returns
• Journals, accruals and prepayments
• Payroll support
• Month-end preparation
• Supporting management accounts
• Cash-flow reporting
• Supporting year-end requirements
• Improving finance processes and controls

You will work closely with the Managing Director and will be trusted to keep the day-to-day finance function running accurately and efficiently.

This is a genuinely hands-on role, so you need to be comfortable doing the bookkeeping and transactional work yourself rather than sitting above the detail.

You may currently be working as a Company Accountant, Senior Bookkeeper, Accounts Senior, Assistant Accountant or Accounts Manager
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You will ideally have:

• Strong bookkeeping and accounting experience
• Good knowledge of VAT and reconciliations
• Experience of month-end processes
• Experience with journals, accruals and prepayments
• Strong attention to detail
• A practical, hands-on approach

Experience with in an SME or owner-managed business would be particularly useful.

You may be qualified, part-qualified or qualified by experience
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• Performance-related bonus
• Direct exposure to the Managing Director
• Broad responsibility across the finance function
• Opportunity to develop your month-end and management accounts experience