Assistant Accountant

Finance Assistant - 6 months - Warwick - Negotiable Rate

A large, blue chip Energy and Utility client of Hyphen is looking to hire an Assistant Accountant to join a project within the business.

Experience Required:-

*Advanced spreadsheet skills with strong analytical/modelling skills
*Good communication skills to senior management level
*Knowledge of Accounting Policies, Guidelines and Procedures
*Working knowledge accounting systems and packages eg SAP and BI
*Ability to work unsupervised and as part of a team, delivering high quality work to tight deadlines

Qualifications Required

Educated to degree standard or with equivalent experience and preferably studying towards the examinations of a recognised professional accounting body

Key Tasks

Assistant Accountants primary task is assist Financial Accountants by contributing to one or more of the activities listed below:

* Monitoring of direct cost centre expenditure
* Produce accurate and timely management accounts and analysis
* Efficient and accurate processing of all general ledger journals
* Challenge and review Contractor expenditure questioning any unusual charges
* Performance of month end cost centre activities including posting of corrective journals and creation of across business IBUs
* Prepare monthly report including commentary of accruals
* Contribute to the development of the business plan, budget and forecast for the business area (including headcount, costs and relevant inter-company charges)
* Suggest areas for cost control and cost reduction in conjunction with business area managers and assist in the monitoring of performance against the delivery of these.
* Track charges and collaborate with business area managers to ensure that expenditure is in line with forecasts and budgets
* Improve efficiency and effectiveness of management accounts processes
* Work within and promote the philosophy of team working and development across all of the clients business and service provider activities to improve business efficiency and continuous performance improvement
* Assist other team members in achieving key deadlines to meet department deliverables
* Assist in the provision of ad-hoc Management Information requests

Hy-phen Limited is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.