This small subsidiary of an international company is seeking a temporary Assistant Accountant or Finance Assistant to assist a very busy Financial Controller.

A key focus of the role will be extensive analysis of sales, orders and products using Pivot tables and V-Lookups in Excel. This will be coupled with the need for good double entry knowledge to prepare accruals, prepayments and journals in order to produce the trial balance. In addition, you will prepare the weekly cashflow, VAT and intrastat returns as well as perform intercompany reconciliations and assist with accounting related to imports and exports. 

Ideally, you will be someone who takes pride in investigating errors and has an eye for detail. You will be commercial, confidential and comfortable working in a quiet environment. You will have both good technical and Excel skills. The assignment is for at least three months and could go permanent.