Assistant to the Financial Controller

Role: Assistant to the Financial Controller

Due to expansion a client company based in Rainham Essex requires an assistant to work along side the current financial controller.

Duties and Responsibilities

Assisting the financial controller with all aspects of the company’s financial management, to include:

• Day to day bookkeeping including sales and purchase ledger payments, bank reconciliation,  credit control and PAYE returns.
• Provision of accounting duties up to trial balance.  Preparation of monthly management accounts, and assistance with production of year end accounts.
• Hold regular meetings with managing director to discuss the budgetary position and agree action plans where required.
• Responsible for busy accounts department of 2/3 people.
• Assistance with the preparation of annual budgets and cash flow forecasts. To investigate variances to expectations and provide analysis of differences.
• Responsibility for monthly payroll.

Skills / Attributes Required:

• Qualified of one of the professional accountancy bodies.
• Demonstrable experience of working in management accounting or financial management.
• Good knowledge of budgeting and forecasting issues and techniques.
• Strong working knowledge of computerised Accounting Systems.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of FX rates and foreign payments.

Salary dependent on experience

To be considered for this role, please send your CV and introductory letter confirming current salary by email only to (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)