Assistant Accountant

Eco2 Management Services Ltd (EMSL) are looking for an Assistant Accountant to be based in Cardiff.

This role has been created to support the increasing volume of work within our Finance team.

Working closely with the internal operational management team and reporting to the Senior Financial Controller, this role supports the timely and accurate preparation of internal management reporting. You will help ensure the smooth running of the day-to-day financial activities of EMSL and its associated companies, as well as annual activities such as audit and budgeting.

Why Work with Us?

• You feel aligned with our Company Values:

o Trust: We trust each other and earn the trust of our clients. We are a safe pair of hands.

o Teamwork: We are there for one another and we work in partnership with our clients.

o Responsibility: We take ownership of tasks and challenges to find the right timely solution.

o Quality: We embrace robust systems and procedures to ensure a high quality, consistent service.

o Creativity: We adopt a developer’s zeal, always seeking creative solutions that add value.

• Your place of work will be our Cardiff office as we value face-to-face collaboration but there will be opportunities to work from home. Our expectation is that new team members will need to be in the office for up to 4 days per week in the early days of their employment to receive training and guidance to ensure they get off to a great start. We will discuss opportunities to work from home more frequently once the training period is complete.

• A competitive salary of up to £29k plus annual bonus is on offer.

• We offer 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, and our benefits package includes pension, life assurance, private healthcare and dental, eye care, employee discounts and savings schemes, financial wellbeing platform access and more.

• We would look to support you with further AAT study as you develop in the role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Processing supplier invoices and purchase orders, maintaining accurate purchase ledger records and administering the online invoice approval system.
• Issuing and checking sales invoices, monitoring customer receipts and following up late payments.
• Preparing payment runs, including debt and interest payments, in line with payment terms and the required approvals.
• Assisting with accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and the preparation of management accounts and board reports, with guidance from your manager.
• Helping to investigate variances against budget, maintain cashflow projections and support the annual budgeting process.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns, with the required review and approval.
• Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and providing information for year-end audit and tax work.
• Working with internal and external stakeholders, including operational site teams, to resolve queries and communicate on costs and procedures.
• Following financial controls, reporting any control issues and ensuring reports are reviewed and approved by your manager before issue.

Who You Are:

You will:

• Be AAT Level 2 qualified as a minimum, with an interest in continuing your development.
• Have practical accounts payable or purchase ledger experience, including processing invoices, purchase orders and payment runs.
• Have some exposure to month-end activities, such as accruals, reconciliations or assisting with management accounts.
• Be a confident user of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, with the ability to organise and check financial information.
• Have experience using finance software or purchase order systems, such as Sage or Zahara.
• Ideally have experience working across more than one company or entity, although this is not essential and can be learned in the role.
• Be agile and flexible with your work to respond to the needs of the Finance team and support your colleagues.
• Be able to take ownership of your work and ask for guidance when needed.
• Possess a strong degree of self-organisation and an ability to prioritise tasks appropriately to meet deadlines.
• Be a confident communicator, who builds productive working relationships with your colleagues and suppliers via email, phone, and face to face.
• Work with a high attention to detail and professionalism in your dealings with stakeholders.

Pay: Up to £29,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Financial planning services …