Assistant Accountant
Hybrid Working (Office Base - Liverpool Centre for Excellence)
Salary up to £30,000 + Employee Benefits
Full Time 37.5 hours Monday to Friday
3 Month Fixed Term Contract
Driving Efficiency in Automotive Accounting
As an Assistant Accountant, you'll be crucial in ensuring the financial integrity of the balance sheet through efficient accounting and reporting processes. This role offers you the opportunity to support a global leader in the automotive industry, working with prestigious brands and a team dedicated to delivering excellence.
What we can offer you
33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, rising with length of service.
Retail discounts that save you money every day
Gym discounts, cash healthcare plans, and a cycle-to-work scheme
Car discounts for new and used purchases and servicing
Flexible pension scheme to support your financial future
Family-friendly policies that help you spend more time with the people that matter
A wellbeing programme to support you and your family
Ongoing recognition from your peers and leadership team
A community volunteering day
Role Responsibilities
- Responsibility for the efficient, accurate and timely accounting for financial transactions, including the production of routine month-end reports ensuring compliance with applicable accounting, tax, legislative and other regulatory standards
- Preparation of relevant GL and Sub-Ledger Balance Sheet reconciliations and reviews
- Comply with all policies and processes ensuring adherence to the Minimum Control Framework; act as a point of contact for internal and external audit requirements
- Full accountability and ownership of any allocated Franchise specific balance sheet accounts e.g. bonus debtor, vehicle funding
- Responsible for the integrity and accuracy of the Franchise P&L
- Full Accountability and ownership of investigating & resolving internal / external Customer / Supplier issues
The Ideal Candidate
- Part qualified accountant (AAT/CIMA/ACA/ACCA)
- Strong communication skills, able to delegate effectively, prioritise requests and workload
- Ability to manage a range of external and internal customer requirements, some of which may be conflicting, with integrity and professionalism
- Able to organise and manage your own workload to consistently deliver to deadlines and work to high standards.
- Conscientious, with an ability to delve into detail
- Understand the importance of fostering partnerships and good working relationships with stakeholders and internal customers
- Actively seeks to deliver a better level of service through continuous improvement
We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you dont meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.
Be part of something big
Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.
But you dont need to love cars to work with us- just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.
Our Values
At Group 1 Automotive, we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all that we do.
Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork Professionalism
These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.
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