Assistant Accountant Job in Ipswich, Suffolk

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Assistant Accountant Job in Ipswich, Suffolk

Job Description
I am delighted to be partnering with a very highly regarded local organisation based in Ipswich seeking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to support with costing and budgeting processes.

Key responsibilities will include:

* Develop a strong understanding of costing methodologies to provide support and guidance to staff in the preparation of funding proposals and project costings.

* Support in the development of funding proposals including advising on funding limitations, budgetary guidelines, eligible expenditure, costings and policies, seeking to add value throughout.

* Seek to maximise recovery of direct costs and overheads in accordance with funder’s rules.

* Create budget phasing templates for successful funding applications, from approved costings and in liaison with project leads.

* Conduct quarterly financial reconciliations and take the required actions following these, including informing the budget holder/project lead of any issues or risks regarding spend compared to funding, and report on any project financial risks.

* Maintain an awareness of the financial aspects and implications of external grants to ensure that the key financial obligations of grants and contracts are complied with.

* Compile milestone and final financial reports in line with funder requirements both throughout the life of the project and at the project completion stage.

* Plan and manage a busy and varied workload, giving priority to matters with specific deadlines whilst not neglecting routine day-to-day work.

* Assist the Costing and Reporting Accountant in the completion of external returns by collating and analysing data and producing reports in line with appropriate deadlines for regulatory and other bodies.

* Assist the management accounting function in the identification, processing and recording of accruals, prepayments and income deferrals and other month-end and year-end tasks

* Supervise the finance administrators, to include workload allocation and other operational matters to ensure service delivery and essential cover.

* Attend appropriate meetings, workshops and training events in support of budget management, project costing and income generating activities.

The successful candidate will ideally be AAT qualified with proven experience of working in a financial ledger environment, knowledge of costing methodologies and demonstrable experience of using financial accounting software

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Ipswich, Suffolk
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Ipswich
County: Suffolk
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £25000 – £30000/annum
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