Rutherford Cross is delighted to be working in partnership with a growing PE-backed business in Perth to appoint an Assistant Accountant. Reporting to the Finance Director, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring daily finance operations run smoothly and efficiently.

You will be responsible for:

• Inputting sales invoices, purchase invoices and bank transactions
• Issuing statements to customers, and resolving queries with the internal Operations team
• Performing credit control via phone & e-mail
• Coding & processing of supplier invoices, ensuring correct VAT treatment
• Reconciling supplier statements, and resolving queries / discrepancies
•  Maintaining the purchase ledger, including the addition of supplier records
• Preparing supplier payment runs
• Managing purchase order processing system
• Liaising with the stock team on month-end stock reporting to ensure cut-off
• Reconciling all company bank accounts and credit card facility
• Banking of any cheque payments received (small volume)
• Managing payroll by tracking employee overtime hours and entitlements
• Preparing payroll payment runs and liaising with third-party payroll provider
• Reconciling balance sheet control accounts, and preparing monthly reconciliations for review
• Managing & reviewing employee expense claims
• Preparing VAT returns for review
• Maintaining nominal and subsidiary ledgers
• Processing intercompany transactions and reconciling intercompany balances at month-end
• Ensuring the accuracy of financial data entered into accounting software
• Supporting with the preparation of month-end accounts to trial balance level for review
• Creating and posting nominal ledger journals, including prepayments and accruals
• Reconciling balance sheet control accounts, and preparing monthly reconciliations for review
• Preparing month-end accounts to trial balance level for review
• Supporting the preparation of month and year-end accounts, and budget preparation
• Creating and posting nominal ledger journals, including prepayments and accruals
• General accounts administration
• Maintaining nominal and subsidiary ledgers

The Individual:

• Part Qualified or ‘Qualified by Experience’
• Strong Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger, and Credit Control experience with a willingness to support and develop additional areas e.g., month-end preparation
• Good problem-solving and organisational skills
• Confident and possess the gravitas to communicate effectively with senior stakeholders
• Working knowledge of Xero Accounting Software

On offer is a competitive salary of up to £35,000 p.a. (DOE) and the option to work a 4-day week based on individual preference. There are two opportunities available on an interim and permanent basis.

To learn more about this role, please contact Christina McLean at Rutherford Cross - [email protected].