Assistant Accountant - VR/32910
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Accountant to join a busy finance team in Aberdeen. This permanent, full-time role offers broad exposure across accounting activities, including general ledger transactions, journals, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets, variance analysis, KPI reporting, budgeting and year-end processes.
You’ll also support audit activity, stock accounting and wider finance tasks. The role would suit a motivated individual keen to develop their accounting career within a fast-paced environment. Applicants should hold a minimum HND in Accounts, Finance or similar, with strong Excel skills, excellent attention to detail and a proactive approach.
- Ensure general ledger transactions are accurate and correctly recorded.
- Prepare and post journals, including accruals and prepayments.
- Complete and analyse monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Maintain fixed asset records, including depreciation and capital expenditure reporting.
- Prepare profit and loss reconciliations and support month-end accounting activities.
- Review costs against budgets and forecasts, investigating and explaining variances.
- Assist with KPI and wider financial reporting.
- Support annual budgeting and year-end reporting processes.
- Assist with the annual audit and provide supporting financial information.
- Participate in stock counts, process adjustments and investigate discrepancies.
- Provide purchase ledger support and cover when required.
- Ensure adherence to internal financial processes, controls and procedures.
- Identify opportunities to improve finance processes and ways of working.
- Provide general support across the wider finance team as required.
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