Assistant Accountant

NXTGEN have a brilliant opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a well-established, hugely successful and expanding business based on the outskirts of Bury St Edmunds. This is a brilliant role for those who are looking to make the next step in their finance career, gaining experience with the full month end close whilst maintaining some transactional responsibilities. The Assistant Accountant will work closely with the Management Accountant and project teams to ensure capital reporting is delivered to stakeholders and provides insight and analysis on project performance. You will review and maintain the ledgers, ensuring all transactions and rebates are accurately accounted for as well as investigating any discrepancies as required. The Assistant Accountant will also get involved with month end close activities and will support with a range of interesting intercompany transactions for this complex group of companies.
Key responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with financial reporting for projects so that they can be managed effectively
• Management of invoices, ensuring coding is matched within the system before reconciling accounts to maintain accuracy
• Investigate rebate claims to ensure they are accurately recorded within project budgets
• Investigate variances and ensure all journal entries are submitted for month end close
• Support with ongoing process improvements
• Other ad-hoc month end support to the Management Accountant when required
  

The successful candidate will ideally have prior experience within Finance and/or Accountancy with this role an ideal next step to those looking to move out of a transactional or Accounts Assistant role. You will ideally hold an AAT qualification or will be looking to start studying ACCA/CIMA moving forwards. The employer can offer study support to the right candidate in this position. You will be confident working your way around the ledgers and will be happy to communicate with business unit stakeholders when required. Our client is looking specifically for a forward thinking, confident individual who can bring their own fresh ideas to this role. You will need to showcase your motivation and eagerness to learn and develop within this position.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast paced and incredibly successful business as they go through an exciting period of growth. The Finance team have a proven track record of promoting from within so development opportunities can arise for those motivated to progress.