Assistant Accountant

Competitive Salary & Discretionary Performance Bonus & Holidays (Buy, Sell and Accrual Scheme) & Company Pension & Private Healthcare & Life Assurance & Benefits

With lots of exciting plans in the pipeline, there's never been a better time to join Avant Homes, let us tell you why…

Avant Homes is a housebuilder operating in Scotland, the North East of England, across Yorkshire and the East and West Midlands.

We are continuing to strengthen our teams and are looking for passionate individuals who want to make a real contribution. Our mission is to provide affordable homes to our communities, ensuring that new homes are accessible and attainable for all with a product suitable for everyone.

Avant Homes are proud to employ local people across our developments and within our regional offices, teamwork is key to everything that we do.

If you want to be part of something special, why not start the foundations and build your career with us today?

Due to continued success and future business growth, we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join our Finance team based at our group head office in Barlborough, Chesterfield with the occasional travel to our East Midlands and North Yorkshire regional office in Nottingham and Yorkshire.

The Role

Are you analytically minded with a keen eye for detail?

Are you currently working towards, or do you already hold a recognised finance qualification such as AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA?

Are you a recent finance or accounting graduate looking to take the first step into your career?

If yes, then look no further-your next career could be with us!

The role of Assistant Accountant is to take responsibility for a variety of accounting tasks to ensure that financial information is reported accurately and reconciled on a monthly basis on behalf of the Avant Homes regional businesses.

As our Assistant Accountant, you will be responsible for a wide variety of duties including the delivery of accurate, timely and relevant financial reporting information within a fast-paced working environment.

The role will be best suited to an adaptable and resilient individual who is able to demonstrate their interest and enthusiasm in forging a career within the financial sector.

We are also open to applications from graduates who can demonstrate strong analytical skills, attention to detail and genuine enthusiasm for developing within the financial sector.

Key duties and requirements

You will also be responsible for but not limited to;

Production of monthly Inter Company Reconciliations.
Production of Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
Production of P&L Reconciliations.
Maintenance and reconciliation of Fixed Asset Register.
Preparation and review of all Prepayments & Accruals.
Preparation and posting of journals.
Assistance in the preparation of the bi weekly cashflow forecast.
Assistance in the preparation of the weekly cashflow reporting.
Reviewing and processing employee expense claims.
Assistance in the preparation of weekly reporting.
Adhering to Group Policies and Processes within the department.
Posting expenses analysis to the COINS ledger.
Any other duties as reasonably requested.Who are we looking for?

To be successful as our Assistant Accountant, you will be either full or part qualified in either AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA. We are also open to applications from graduates who are looking to start their career within finance.

You will also possess;

Excellent Microsoft Excel skills with working knowledge of VLookups, Pivot tables etc.
A keen eye for detail.
Strong presentation skills along with ability to analyse, process and evaluate financial data.
Knowledge and experience of balance sheet reconciliations.
The ability to work independently to deadlines, in particular at month end and year end.
A flexible attitude to changing business needs.What will you get in return?

Discretionary bonus
The opportunity of paid study support to gain a recognised financial qualification
Buy, sell and accrual holiday scheme
Private Health care
Company Pension
Life Assurance
Other Benefits including our exclusive Avant discount platform

If this sounds like you, join us and be a part of Avant's future success!

Please note: we reserve the right to fill this vacancy and/or remove this advert prior to the vacancy end date