Accountants Assistant
England, West Midlands, Coventry - £13 - £14.00 per hour

Posted: 22/03/17

Description:
Assistant Accountant
Coventry City Centre
£13.33 an hour - 36.5 hours
3 Month Temporary Contract

An experienced Assistant Accountant is required for an immediate start to join a busy team to provide a financial management and planning within a large company based in Coventry city centre.

Reporting to a Management Accountant and working closely with Directors and senior departmental Managers you will:

*Provide financial planning and reporting support to designated Professional Services.
*Prepare monthly accounts for the designated Professional Services on a timely and accurate basis. Interpret variances from a financial, business and delivery perspective taking into account business risk factors, materiality and revenue recognition principles.
*To prepare the year-end financial data relating to the designated Professional Service areas to a standard necessary for external or internal audit, on a timely and accurate basis.
*To lead on the preparation of departmental budgets on a timely and accurate basis, for final review by the Management Accountant.
*To coordinate the timely and accurate preparation of departmental forecasts for final review by the Management Accountant.
*To provide financial advice and support to Directors and senior departmental Managers.
*Active involvement in developing and improving CU Group's financial planning, reporting and control, including taking responsibility for aspects of planning and control of the budgeting and forecasting processes.
*To build up a thorough understanding of accounting policies and financial guidelines and ensure that
these are being complied with in the Professional Services areas.
*To work closely with Central & Professional Services colleagues to share information and issues, and be able to provide cover and support to additional Services and projects as directed.
*AND such other duties as are within the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post and its grading.

Person Specification
*You will have several years' experience working in a Financial or Management account role within a customer focused environment.
*Studying towards relevant professional accounting qualification or degree educated you will have strong numeracy skills, be ICT literate, with excellent working knowledge of spreadsheets.
*Experience of forecasting and budgets is essential with the ability to work proactively with minimum supervision to deliver to agreed targets and deadlines, and be able to identify and implement continual improvement.
*Good teamwork skills, including the ability to be an effective team player who can work flexibly.
*Good presentation and written skills.
*Maintains clear communication with customers and colleagues.
*Communicates in a clear and professional manner.
*Able to investigate problems or situations beyond routine questioning