Since its entry into the material handling industry in the 1960s, Crown Equipment Corporation has earned a reputation for exceptional product design, engineering, and manufacturing of its award-winning line of electric lift trucks. From our smallest pallet truck to our highest lifting VNA truck, our goal is to always provide the user with the safest, most efficient and ergonomic forklift truck possible. Crown supports customers with a wide selection of electric forklift trucks ranging from pallet trucks to very narrow-aisle VNA trucks. Our brand promise is: “Crown designs, manufactures, distributes, services and supports material handling products that provide customers with superior value.” Quality and performance are the foundation of Crown’s success. Since our inception, our company culture has always been about people performing and working as a team to ensure that quality is built into every forklift truck we make. Crown’s headquarters, manufacturing facilities and network of branches offer diverse and challenging careers in a broad range of professional and vocational roles. The Apprentice Assistant Accountant role has a real responsibility, working to support the Financial Controller with day-to-day processing in the finance function. Your role contributes to the efficiency of the organisation through the processing and matching of transactions, identifying and troubleshooting differences with support from the Financial Controller and support to other areas of the finance function. Over time, this role provides the basis of a career into Management Accounts. You are looking at a secure, long-term career, in an industry and company that is here to stay. As an Apprentice Assistant Accountant, you will be; · Processing UK Parts Centre invoices onto our finance system. · Matching UK Parts Centre invoices against purchase orders through our system. · Goods Received Not Invoiced processing and maintenance. · Process intercompany invoices through stock mark-up procedure. · Investigating differences and anomalies on the above tasks with the Financial Controller. · Supporting Intercompany reconciliations with the Assistant Accountant. · Provide holiday cover and support over busy periods to the Accounts Payable team. · Undertake a Level 2 Finance Assistant Apprenticeship, completing set modules on time and attending college as necessary. · Use of Microsoft applications such as Outlook, Word, and Excel. · Learn Crown administrative procedures, and how to use in house and partner software. · This role is expected to evolve over time, taking on more responsibilities as skills are developed. One area this role would look to expand into is support for day-to-day fleet management. Essential Skills: · You must be willing to learn and can follow instructions. · You must have excellent communication skills and strong attention to detail. · Friendly and able to build relationships with colleagues and customers. · A-C / 4-9 grades or equivalent in Maths and English as a minimum. · I.T. literate and familiar with Microsoft “Word”, “Excel” or equivalent software. · Ability to work efficiently and accurately. · Highly motivated · The ability to work as a team member and possess good interpersonal, communication and literacy skills. · To be able to prioritise workload and work under own initiative. Desirable Skills: · No prerequisite experience required but a desire to be part of a successful team and possess a great work ethic. Hours of Work Monday to Thursday – 09.00am to 5.30pm with one hour for lunch Friday – 09.00am to 5.00pm with one hour for lunch. Company Benefits Employee Assist Holidays 25 days holiday not inclusive of bank holidays Pension Company pension Plan At Crown, we know that our employees are the driving force behind our success in the material handling industry. We cultivate a culture of passionate people and inspired innovation. In fact, throughout Crown’s history, more than 1,000 employees have reached a 25-year milestone, and we are proud to have travelled their career paths with them. From employee training and development to competitive compensation packages, we invest in our employees, knowing that people are always at the core of what moves us forward. In addition to financial remuneration and participation, we our offer our employees’ various social benefits including but not limited to. Any questions please contact me on karen.callandercrown.com. Thanks Please contact us via our website at: Crown Lift Trucks Ltd Karen Callander Rutherford Road Basingstoke RG24 8PD www.crown.com If you have any further queries regarding this job, please do not hesitate to contact the Recruitment Team at Crown Lift Trucks Ltd on 01256 300211 or via uk.recruitmentcrown.com