Senior Accounts Assistant

Senior Accounts Assistant - Remote/Office Hybrid Working - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - Property Sector -Hays

Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a growing and established property group to recruit a dynamic and experienced Senior Accounts Assistant/Assistant Accountant based in their Cheltenham, Gloucestershire office. Reporting to the Head of Finance, this is a newly created growth role that will support in a varied accounting position that will be tailored around the right finance professional. Involving transactional finance duties through to profit/loss, balance sheet and basic financial analysis. Offering remote/office hybrid working with the opportunity to really add value in a close-knit accounting team.

Your new role
Your key duties will involve assisting with the preparation of financial records, including accounts payable and receivable. Processing invoices, purchase orders, expense reports, reconciling bank statements/credit card statements, along with assisting with VAT returns. You will process journals, accruals, prepayments, conduct basic financial analysis to support decision-making, along with generating financial reports including balance sheets and profit/loss statements. You will enter financial data into the accounting software, ensure compliance with financial regulations, support the Head of Finance with internal/external audit preparation, process improvement, along with various projects/duties as the business grows further.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this hands-on Senior Accounts Assistant/Assistant Accountant role, you will need experience in a similar position, ideally AAT qualified or qualified by experience. Key financial systems experience, MS excel skills and the ability to manage workloads to meet deadlines. Strong attention to detail, excellent organisational skills, and good communication skills to build internal/external relationships. You will be a keen problem solver with the ability to work independently but also as part of a team. Experience with Xero accounting software and the property sector would be highly desirable but not essential.
What you'll get in return
This permanent Senior Accounts Assistant/Assistant Accountant role offers a salary up to £33,000 per annum, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Remote/office hybrid working offered, full-time hours of 37.5 per week, on-site parking and the opportunity to really add value to a growing and established property group reporting directly to the Head Of Finance.
What you need to do now
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