Financial Accounts Assistant Job in Coventry

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Financial Accounts Assistant Job in Coventry

Job Description
Financial Accounts AssistantLocation: CoventryPackage: Basic annual salary £25,000 – £30,000 (dependent on experience)Plus bonus and Excellent PLC Company benefits Sector:  Packaging  The Company We, the UK’s largest packaging distributor have an exciting opportunity for an experienced accounts assistant to join our head office finance team based in Coventry.  We are a committed equal opportunities employer that champions ‘dignity in the workplace’. Our focus is to provide customers with fully integrated and innovative packaging solutions, augmented by outstanding customer service. As a group we are continuing to grow significantly and always keen to attract new talent to our business.The Financial Accounts Assistant Opportunity We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to take up the role of financial accounts assistant within our Finance team, based in Coventry. Reporting to the Financial Accountant, this role will be responsible for ensuring the timely and accurate recording of financial transactions for Macfarlane Group UK Limited entity and other group companies. You will also be supporting the management accountants whilst working with general ledger & accounts payable teams.  Financial Accounts Assistant Key Responsibilities
Daily downloads of bank statements for cash allocation and cashbook reporting
Maintain excel cashbook reporting
Reconciliations of all bank accounts
Liaise with bank to manage standing orders and direct debits
Manual payment processing
Process expense claims, VAT reporting, weekly payments & monthly accruals
Finance point of contact for expense queries
Administration and processing of ad hoc manual invoices and credit notes
Support in the preparation of monthly management accounts, through review of various overhead cost categories
Supporting with senior management with general finance queries
Ensuring control account reconciliations are prepared and reconciling items cleared on a timely basis for areas of responsibility
Point of contact for external auditor liaison for cashbook, treasury and other queries
Ensuring audit deliverables available as per year end timetable for areas of responsibility

Do you have the correct profile? You will ideally be able to demonstrate success of having worked within a similar financial accounts assistant capacity, that will have provided exposure to most of the responsibilities listed above. You will also ideally have the following skills and experience…  
Recognized accounting qualification such as AAT or equivalent qualification
Experience of working in Finance for a large organisation
Ability to operate in a de-centralized multi-site environment
IT literacy – Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, ERP Systems
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Experience in analyzing and presenting financial information
Demonstrate Integrity, dedication, ambition in approach to work
Willingness to learn and challenge the status quo with new ideas
Ability to work independently and proactively

How to apply/next steps This is an urgent appointment whereby we will be working to identify and review the very best of applicants swiftly in the hope of selecting the successful candidate to commence with us ASAP. Please note that Macfarlane Group supports ‘hybrid working’ where possible and we often conduct our first stage interviews via video. To make an application please simply click ‘apply’ ensuring that your CV is up to date and relevant.   All applications will be acknowledged, shortlisted applicants normally hearing from us within a week or two. Unsuccessful applicants will also be notified at the end of our process, although if you haven’t heard from us within 2-3 weeks of applying, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.     NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE

Job Type: Permanent, Full Time
Location: Coventry
Category: Accounting/Financial/Insurance
City: Bubbenhall
County: Warwickshire
Country: United Kingdom
Salary: £25000 – £30000/annum Basic Salary plus Bonus & Benefits
Benefits: Basic Salary plus Bonus & Benefits