Job Title: Assistant Accountant Location: Bridgnorth Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 Top of the salary range will be offered to a candidate from the Manufacturing industry with advanced Excel skills. We are currently recruiting for a valued Reed client based in Bridgnorth. An opportunity has arisen for a confident Assistant Accountant to join this experienced team on a permanent basis. The successful Assistant Accountant will work closely with a qualified Accountant to complete senior tasks as well as be trusted to manage their own parts of the process Responsibilities Will Include: Prepare monthly costing information and assist with monthly sales and financial reporting. Handle accruals, prepayments, cost allocation and other general ledger journals. Conduct reconciliation of the trial balance and assist with cost centre variance reporting. Support annual and internal audits, stock takes, and ad-hoc financial analysis, projects, and initiatives as required by management. Ideally, You Will: Be fully AAT qualified or hold a relevant degree, such as Accounting & Finance Be a confident user of Microsoft Excel as this will be used on a daily basis. Experience with V-Lookups and SUMIFs is essential. Be a friendly character that is keen to get on with the team This team have a very low staff turnover, we’re looking for someone that would like to stay long term and grow with the business Benefits: Work closely with and receive one-on-one training from a qualified and experienced Accountant Have the opportunity to receive study support towards a relevant Accounting qualification Benefit from flexible working hours to suit your chosen pattern Enjoy an early finish, every Friday What Now? If you are interested in this position, please don't hesitate to apply as interviews can take place immediately