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Wincanton’s people are the driving force of our success which makes it essential that we recruit those who work hard and provide an unrivalled service to our customer. In return we can offer you the opportunity to work with a forward thinking market leader and a fantastic team of likeminded people with the real potential to progress and develop your career throughout Wincanton!

What will you be doing as an Assistant Accountant?

• Preparation of accurate and timely financial reporting and interpretation of the operations on a periodic basis
• Supporting Finance Managers with the delivery of annual budgets and customer forecasts
• Develop strong relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Preparation of weekly and periodic customer reports
• Reporting and monitoring of KPI and non-financials to support service delivery and contractual commitments
• Undertake nominal ledger task including processing journals, nominal ledger cross charges and period end reconciliations
• Monthly invoicing and payroll reconciliations
• Act as Number 2 to Finance Manager supporting with ad-hoc requests both internal and external
• Assist in completion of day to day operational activities and general administrative duties
• Demonstrating Wincanton culture and values – Excellence, Integrity, Passion, Proactivity, Togetherness and Trust
  

Relevant skills and experience as a Assistant Accountant:

• Accounts knowledge is ESSENTIAL
• Studying toward AAT/CIMA/ACCA would be advantageous but not essential
• Ability to build relationships at all levels
• Proactive and inquisitive with a passion for challenging teams and driving performance and efficiency improvements
• A keen eye for detail and financial controls
• IT literate – strong Excel skills
  

As a Assistant Accountant you will be rewarded with:

• Salary- up to £26,000
• WFH opportunity with some travel to the Chippenham office required on an ad hoc basis
• 33 days holiday including bank holidays per year
• Free parking
• Retail discounts
• Pension scheme
• Death in Service benefit
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Payroll Giving
• Shares Scheme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Wellbeing Portal