Assistant Accountant

Location

Liverpool | United Kingdom

Job description

Assistant Accountant

Full time Permanent position

3 days onsite in Liverpool (near airport) Tuesday - Thursday

Salary: £26 - £28k

Fantastic opportunity for an aspiring Accountant to join a new global transactional management team in Liverpool (near the airport) as part of the new global shared services centre.

As Assistant Accountant you'll support the Manager for VAT and Intercompany delivering accurate VAT and Intercompany activities.

You will support in preparing VAT returns, Intrastats, EC Sales, Intercompany invoices and reconciliations across the set of entity codes as well as support projects and continuous improvement efforts.

This is a great opportunity to build solid relationships with various levels and cross functions in the business with Finance BPs.

What we're looking for:

• Bachelor's degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline
• Proven experience in accounting and finance and working towards some financial qualifications (eg towards CIMA etc)
• Any prior experience within a global business in the scientific, pharmaceutical or manufacturing industries would be advantageous.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills to overcome irregular issues
• Strong organisation, focus and prioritisation skills

Responsibilities:

• Prepare VAT, Intrastat & EC Sales working papers for review and submission to a third party.
• Prepare journals and reclassification entries regarding VAT and Intercompany.
• Prepare and post Intercompany invoices in line with Group policy.
• Assist with reconciliations, for VAT & Intercompany.
• Prepare, review and investigate intercompany mismatches.
• Prepare and post month tax journals.
• Support wider transactional management and systems team.
• Support continuous improvement plans and projects.

*Please note you must already have the right to work on the UK; we cannot facilitate sponsorship and nor can our client.*

If you're looking to develop your career as an Accountant in a successful global business - please apply now!

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Salary

£26k - £28k per annum