Interim Assistant Accountant

CV-Library • Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear • 2d ago

This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant.

General Purpose

To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business.

The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Month-End & Reporting

Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines.
Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments.
Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time.
Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc.
Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts
Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing

Finance Operations

Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance.
Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance.
Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments.
Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies.
Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting.
Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries.
Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within deadlines.
Assisting with preparation of payment runs
Calculating recharges to international offices and invoicing for these
Assist with quarterly VAT returns, audits and statutory reporting deadlines for UK entities.
Help improve finance processes and internal controls.
Work closely with the Finance Manager and wider finance team to meet business deadlines.