Assistant Accountant

£30-40m Ecommerce / Retail
Impressive success story
Assistant Accountant (Study support if required)
£40 – 45,000
Essex / North East London

As Assistant Accountant, you will play a key role in supporting the FD delivering timely financial information for decision making. Main responsibilities include:

• Overseeing a small team of accounts assistants
• Assist in the production of monthly management accounts
• Prepare and analyse key performance indicators (KPIs)
• Assist with cash flow management, budgeting and forecasting
• Regular reviews of aged debtors and aged creditors and acting thereon
• Monitor and maintain GBP and USD bank accounts and reconciliations
• Statutory reporting, audit preparation, involvement in VAT and corporation tax
• Draft weekly payment runs for sign-off by the FD and set up online payments
• Involvement in the invoice factoring process and monitoring of Ecommerce sales
• Review and enhancement of systems and controls to enhance financial reporting
• Assist with the implementation of MS Business Central / Dynamics during 2025
• Oversee outsourced payroll provider to ensure staff are paid on time at month end
• Assist the FD with ad hoc tasks and projects

This Assistant Accountant role will be 4 days in the office in Essex / East London (hybrid Fridays working from home). Long term excellent exciting opportunity in a dynamic business. Study support (AAT, ACCA, CIMA) can be provided.