Assistant accountant

Assistant Accountant | GBP24,000 - GBP26,000 + AAT Study Support | Bolton | PE-backed business | Long-term progression Axon Moore are delighted to be partnering with a high-growth PE-backed business in Bolton to recruit an Assistant Accountant who is hard-working, driven and keen to succeed. This is a highly sought-after role which is well suited to ambitious aspiring chartered accountant seeking long-term progression whilst working alongside their studies towards AAT. Key Responsibilities and Duties: Raising sales invoices and posting purchase invoices Processing supplier payments Assistance with the production of the monthly management accounts Balance sheet reconciliations Reporting actuals against budget with comments on variances Monthly transactional analysis Management of fixed asset schedule Prepayments and accruals Management of debtors and creditor ledger Intercompany reconciliations Bank reconciliations Frequent bank checks and informing operation team of cash receipts Assistance with reporting and resolving issues with the finance system to support team Working with auditors / providing them with information requests in a timely manner Ad-hoc reporting Required Experience and Skills: Studying towards AAT Experience working within a finance team Strong written and verbal communication skills Good organisational and time-keeping skills High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role Good IT and MS Excel skills Prior exposure to month-ends Benefits: 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays Birthday/celebration day off Healthcare cashback plan Company pension (4% employer contribution) 5x Life Assurance ldquo;Our local Lancashire Axon Moore team recruit all accounting and finance roles from CFO to transactional finance on both a temporary and permanent basis. For more information about this role or our wider team, please contact Jack Moss at (phone number removed), or see our website at