Part Qualified Accountant - Howett Thorpe : Job Details

This well-known expanding organisation based in Woking is looking for a Part Qualified Accountant to join their team. You will be joining a market leading organisation that has an established reputation within the industry and continues to grow internationally. They offer fantastic career progression opportunities as well as a great company benefits package. This role will be offered on a hybrid working basis and will suit an active studier who is ideally currently working within practice but is now looking for their first move into industry.

Part Qualified Accountant - Benefits

• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company bonus scheme - performance based
• Healthcare package
• Car parking onsite
• Pension scheme
• Fantastic career progression

Part Qualified Accountant - About The Role

In this role you will be working within a finance team of 10 and will be reporting into the Finance Manager. You will be required to support with the end-to-end maintenance of overheads whilst also being a key player in identifying and driving transformation with the finance function. Furthermore, this role will include supporting the wider finance team and any training for new staff.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Prepare recharge accruals, ensuring proper coding before submission to the Finance Manager
• Ownership of prepayments and accruals schedule and ensuring correct amounts have been released on a monthly basis
• Lead and oversee the fixed asset register, ensuring ledger completeness and accuracy
• Contribute to the month-end closing process, including journal postings, reconciliations and P&L commentary
• Develop and optimise financial systems and processes to enhance departmental efficiency
• Review overheads in P&L for consistent coding and proper approval
• Lead month-end analysis of travel costs, explaining any variances against the budget

The successful Part Qualified Accountant will have/be:

• Previous experience in a similar position
• AAT qualified or actively studying ACCA/CIMA
• Strong knowledge or systems and experience in improving processes
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Previous experience in a practice environment would be advantageous

Howett Thorpe are acting as a recruitment agency in relation to this role and comply with all relevant UK legislation and do not discriminate on any protected characteristics. Due to the high volume of applications we currently receive, we are unable to respond to all candidates. If you do not hear from a Consultant within 5 working days, please assume that you have not been successful.

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