This organisation is an established 30m FMCG Manufacturer with a couple of subsidiaries in the group. They have a rich trading history and are leading in the market they operate. They have grown consecutively year on year, have an established and stable Finance team with a commercial and ambitious Finance Director who will act as a mentor for the right candidate and a very supportive Financial Controller.
This assistant accountant job is near Blackburn and easily commutable from Preston, Clitheroe and Burnley and will provide incredibly valuable experience for someone at this level to advance their career in Finance and ensure they are 100% employable for a future a Management Accountant position.
This Assistant Accountant job will take full ownership of the month end accounts for one of the small subsidiaries, whilst also providing key analysis and reporting on the main business. You will maintain standard costs on an ERP system, produce sales reports and daily KPI's, produce variance calculations, make bank payments and manage stock provision and inventory.
Given the duties of this role, the candidate must be experienced with excel to a level that ideally includes pivots, vlookups, sumif, index & match. You will also ideally have a good academic background with numbers. The cost work is granular and requires someone with a good attention to detail to recongnise trends and spot anomalies, also able to review complex spreadsheets.
Given the breadth of this role, this is an ideal Assistant Accountant job for a candidate who is looking to advance their career. Full study support will be negotiated for the right candidate, and the role comes with enhance benefits including holidays and a good working arrangement Monday – Friday.
Please contact Lucinda O'Neill for more information, a full specification or to be considered for this position.