Assistant Accountant

The Business & Opportunity: Fantastic opportunity to play a key role in the ongoing success of an established and well-respected charity. With over 100 staff they pride themselves in positively changing lives of community members by reducing physical and mental health issues, well-being challenges, social isolation, poverty, and providing support to daily living. On the back of a restructure, they are now seeking a proactive and detail-orientated Assistant Accountant to join their small team. This is a varied and hands-on role incorporating accounts, payroll and credit control. This is a permanent full-time requirement, but those seeking 30 hours p/w will be considered. You will be rewarded with an excellent financial package and benefits, including a small amount of hybrid working, flexitime, and a generous holiday allowance. Specific Requirement: Your remit will include: Accounting: * Support the preparation of financial reports and analysis. * Assist with the monthly management accounts process. * Reconcile balance sheet accounts and investigate variances * Prepare, post and maintain journals including accruals, prepayments and adjustments. * Post month-end sales and revenue adjustments. * Assist with audit preparation and year-end processes. * Identify opportunities to improve financial controls and efficiencies. Payroll: * Process and administer monthly payroll for c100 employees. * Ensure payroll is processed accurately and on time, including statutory payments, pensions, deductions, overtime and salary adjustments. * Maintain payroll records and ensure compliance with HMRC and employment legislation. * Responsible for the administration and payments of pensions. * Liaise with employees and managers regarding payroll queries. * Reconcile payroll related balance sheet accounts. Credit Control: * Manage the end-to-end credit control function. * Monitor outstanding debtors and pro-actively chase overdue payments * Build strong relationships with customers to resolve invoice and payment disputes. * Produce aged debtor reports and provide regular updates to management. * Support cashflow management through effective collection activities. Skills & Experience required: * Qualified, Part-Qualified, or Qualified By Experience. * Able to prepare accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations, together with accounts processing and transactional finance. * Experience supporting the production of management accounts. * Proven hands-on payroll experience within a similar sized (or larger) organisation. * Credit Control experience with responsibility for managing customer accounts and collections. * Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel, and ideally Sage and Xero. * Likely to have worked within an SME or Charity/non-profit sector. What’s on Offer: * £32,000 - £38,000 depending on experience. * Study Support if required. * Generous holidays, Pension & Employee assistance programme. * Option of reduced hours (minimum 30 per week). * Free On-site parking at their North Leeds premises in LS7. Next Steps: Interviews are to be conducted imminently; hence you are advised to apply at your earliest convenience N.B. Lyons Recruitment have been retained on an exclusive basis, hence any direct or other agency applications with be disregarded