Your New Company

Hays are pleased to partner with a successful company based in Cardiff that are leaders in Wales within their sector as they search for an Assistant Accountant to join their friendly team.

This opportunity will see you join a company that has been running for over 25 years, and that donates their profits to local community projects and charities. If you want to join a company that plays an active and important role within the local community and wider country, read through this specification and apply to do if you think that you could be a good fit!

Your New Job

• Daily Transactions: Oversee and process daily financial transactions, ensuring real-time updates.
• Sales and Reconciliation: Record all sales by month-end and perform accurate reconciliations.
• Journal Entries: Prepare and post monthly journal entries, including payroll, depreciation, prepayments, and accruals.
• Reconciliations: Reconcile bank statements, credit card transactions, and balance sheets within deadlines.
• Month-End Reports: Support the preparation of month-end and management accounts finance reports.
• Year-End Audit: Assist with year-end audit preparation and address queries from auditors or stakeholders.
• Stock Reviews: Conduct quarterly stock level reviews and liaise with Operations for month-end reconciliations.
• Payment Runs: Perform weekly payment runs.
• Client Refunds: Ensure timely processing of client refunds.
• Financial Control: Support financial management and control across the company.
• Ad Hoc Projects: Assist with ad hoc projects as required.
• Training: Undertake training to keep accounting knowledge up to date and complete required company training.
• Process Improvement: Recommend improvements to minimise errors and automate repetitive tasks.
• Deadline Compliance: Assist in meeting finance-related deadlines and targets.
• Flexibility: Be flexible and willing to perform other duties as needed.

What You Will Need

• Experience: Around 5 years experience working within a Finance Department.
• Qualifications: either actively studying for an accountancy qualification or demonstrate the relevant equivalent experience.
• Technical Skills:
• Proficiency in IT, with extensive experience using Adobe and Microsoft packages.
• Advanced Excel skills, including Vlookups and pivot tables.
• Experience with XERO accounting software.
• Attention to Detail: Strong reconciliation skills and the ability to maintain focus under pressure.
• High attention to detail and proactive in delivering excellence.
• Ability to work effectively in a busy environment.
• Excellent communication skills for interacting with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders.
• Effective internal and external communication within the team.
• Ability to work collaboratively and prioritise workload effectively.
• Solutions-focused approach.
• Positive and can-do attitude.

What You Will Be Offered

• 4 days in office, 1 day from home
• Up to £31k salary dependent on experience
• 23 days annual leave plus BH
• Competitive pension contribution
• And more!

What You Need To Do Now

If this role is of interest to you, apply now. Alternatively, you can send your CV to Joe Williams, the consultant managing this post, at joseph.williams@hays.com. You can also call 02920222500 to express interest in this role, or to confidentially discuss your current work situation.