Assistant Accountant

The Assistant Accountant will focus on partnering with the Accountant to prepare annual statutory accounts and working with the team to enhance financial processes, improving efficiency in audit and management reporting timelines. Excellent people and time management skills are crucial for this role. Client Details Our client is a large, not-for-profit organisation based in Salisbury. Boasting a rich history and an impressive footprint, it is one of the leading entities in its sector. With a sizeable workforce, the organisation prides itself on its community-focused mission and commitment to making a positive difference in society. Description Assistant Accountant: - Support and develop a team of finance staff, overseeing daily operations including accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, and cash management. - Identify new ways to improve process efficiencies, data security, and cost management across the company's finance functions, including SAGE 200 with HR modules. - Assist the Chief Financial Officer in preparing budgets for the company group (including associated Trusts), creating cash flow forecasts, and developing KPIs for the upcoming year and future projections. - Streamline processes to enable the company to transition from quarterly to monthly reporting of actual results against the phased budget, distributing reports to all budget managers and highlighting significant variances to the managers and the Chief Financial Officer. - Regularly monitor income and expenses to ensure budget compliance, providing updates to relevant budget managers and the Chief Financial Officer, as well as advising budget managers on financial matters. - Generate monthly reconciled schedules, post accounting journals into Sage for the main company accounts, and produce financial management reports along with a monthly dashboard. - Reconcile restricted funds within the company's main charity accounts. - Maintain detailed accounting records for any grants or projects undertaken by the company, including reconciling restricted funds within the company's main charity accounts. - Monitor the cash balances for the company group daily and advise the Chief Financial Officer of any major fluctuations. Profile Assistant Accountant: Working towards an Accountancy qualification (ACA/ACCA/CIMA) AAT Qualified Experience in the production of Management/Financial Accounts Management of bank accounts and cash flow forecasting Good communication and interpersonal skills Computer literate with experience using Sage or similar systemsJob Offer Hybrid working set-up Circa £35k