Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity at our Greenock site for an Assistant Accountant to strengthen the Financial Reporting Team.

You will report directly to the Financial Reporting Manager and the main accountabilities of the role are as follows:

• Assist with preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Duties associated with raw material reconciliations.
• Processing of monthly, daily and weekly transactions, including generating and processing of manual payments.
• Daily reconciliation of bank accounts and other key control accounts as required.
• Involvement in weekly hedging & currency rate maintenance.
• Preparation of VAT reconciliations and Intrastat returns.
• Delivery of half year, year-end and monthly reporting to strict timetable.
• Ensure compliance to strict month end timetable.
• Adherence to departmental standard operating procedures.
• Work with the Financial Reporting, Business Finance and Shared Service Centre Teams to build excellent cross team working and increase process. efficiencies and achieve or exceed good practice.
• Contribute to process improvement projects and delivery of group initiatives where appropriate.
• Other duties as required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

You should have a hands on approach and be task and outcome focused with excellent attention to detail and the ability to work at pace to achieve tight deadlines. You will be an engaging individuals with a track record of building confidence and rapport with stakeholders across the business. You will have a willingness to learn and be a keen team player. This role would suit an ambitious, capable individual who is either part qualified CA/ACCA/ACMA or a candidate who has relevant experience. It would be advantageous if you have previous experience of Navision and Cognos.