Company Accountant

MacKenzie King are excited to be recruiting a Company Accountant to carry out a 12 month maternity cover contract for a sustainably growing business based in Colchester. As the Company Accountant you will be responsible for the integrity of the finance function, supported by a part time Credit Controller. You will need to be a self-sufficient and resourceful individual with strong communication skills to carry out this role successfully.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

• Production of management accounts
• Fixed assets, accruals/prepayments, maintenance of control accounts
• Reconciliation of GBP and Euro bank accounts
• Company credit card statement processing
• Supplier payment run & ad hoc payments
• Reconciliation of customer card payments received
• Maintenance of customer/supplier accounts
• Bad Debt Provisions
• Gross profit reconciliation against tech turnover and payments
• Posting of company payroll journals and bank payments
• Pensions and PAYE
• VAT Returns
• Quarterly stat turnover reports
• EIRE Vat returns
• Prep work for annual external accountants to produce stat accounts/returns

Skills & Attributes:

• Minimum AAT Qualified would be a preference and qualified by experience will be considered
• Great attention to detail, quality and accuracy
• Experience on Sage or Xero would be advantageous
• Systems migration experience would be advantageous
• Strong IT skills to include Excel (pivot tables & VLOOKUP)

To find out more about this opportunity please get in touch with Stephanie at MacKenzie King.