Assistant Accountant – Northampton

Assistant Accountant, 12 month contract, initially working from home, Northampton, £25,000

This local organisation are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant for a 12 month fixed term contract.  We are looking for someone with good management accounting, reporting and forecasting skills and experience of working in a busy environment, providing accounting/reporting services to tight deadlines.

As the Assistant Accountant, your responsibilities will include:

• Producing reports
• Variance analysis
• Assisting with month end
• Reconciliations
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Ad hoc accounting projects

There will be some flexible working arrangements, so you will need to be comfortable working independently to prepare monthly reports and analysis and competent using electronic finance and analytical systems.  As you will be liaising with internal stakeholders, as well as senior management in the finance team, you will need good written and verbal communication skills, and have the ability to present financial data in an appropriate manner for which intermediate/advanced Excel skills will be necessary.

If you have experience of the above and are available to start a new role in November please send your CV without delay.

(AGY)