Assistant Accountant

A respected local charity are embarking on a period of transformation and as such are now recruiting for an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis.

The organisation provides a range of crucial services to the local community and have developed a range of income streams to be able to support these. The Assistant Accountant will report to the Head of Finance supports the smooth, accurate and timely running of the charity's day-to-day finances. The initial focus will be on the day-to-day processes and will evolve over time to encompass financial reporting and transformation.

Assistant Accountant duties

• Maintain the purchase ledger: process supplier invoices, obtain authorisation, prepare payment runs and resolve supplier queries.
• Maintain the sales ledger: raise invoices, allocate receipts and monitor and chase outstanding debtors.
• Post and code income and expenditure accurately to the correct nominal, fund and project (cost centre) codes.
• Process staff and volunteer expense claims and petty cash, ensuring receipts and authorisation are in order.
• Complete monthly bank reconciliations across the charity's bank accounts.
• Reconcile control accounts, including debtors, creditors, payroll and intercompany/subsidiary balances.
• Support the delivery of the charity's finance transformation, helping move to more robust, efficient and automated systems and processes.
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