Financial Accounts Assistant
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary :
Description
We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding Accounting Services Team, based at our offices in Kettering,Northamptonshire. In this role you will be working in a team who are responsible for the timely and accurate financial transactional processing (VAT, Payroll, Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, Bank, Month end reconciliation and adjustment) for a portfolio of well-known brands.
You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to manage your workload in a multiclient environment with potentially conflicting deadlines. We are looking for someone with a genuine passion for customer service excellence and questioning the status quo.
Requirements
You will have relevant experience in a similar role covering most of the same transactional areas with good literacy and numeracy skills (equivalent to GCSE 5+in English and Maths), Experience and working knowledge in basic use of MS Office Excel. Along with AAT, CIMA or ACCA trainee or qualified by experience. Have worked with accounting software, preferably QuickBooks, Xero, and Sage Have experience of using MS Excel in finance role
Benefits
We are offering a competitive salary, private medical and dental care, pension scheme, ability to buy extra holiday each year, an employee share incentive plan, as well as free parking, and a cycle to work scheme, employee referral scheme, we also have some fantastic discounts on high street brands and restaurants.
We also recognise the importance of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and have our own mental health and wellbeing champions.
We invest in training and development in a big way, to allow you to build your future along with ours. If you wish to continue with your studies we offer full study support (CIMA,ACCA,CIPS) and paid study leave to support you with your learning.
We are a social bunch here at AFP and enjoy a monthly social lunch in the office as well as Christmas and Summer parties.
The opportunities for personal development and progression are only limited by what you want to do. You will be working for a company, that supports development. We are passionate about supporting the career progression of our people through career development conversations, supported professional advancement and the opportunity to be part of some exciting projects.
Last but not least….
We have a brilliant people culture here at AFP, we believe that out people can do their best work when they can be themselves. We value diversity as we believe that it sparks creativity, innovation and ultimately, better performance.
We recruit and develop people who are best suited to the requirements of the role on offer. Our talent and succession programmes ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed, and our people are supported to fulfil their unique potential
at AFP, we believe that out people can do their best work when they can be themselves. We value diversity as we believe that it sparks creativity, innovation and ultimately, better performance.
This position is based in the office 5 days a week – we do not currently offer hybrid working. Please only apply if you live in commutable distance to Kettering
