Assistant Accountant

Manchester City Centre, UK

Starting salary for this position is £25,272 per annum (plus contributory pension)

We are seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to support the delivery of effective transaction processing within MAG’S Corporate Finance Department. As Assistant Accountant, you will:

• Assist in the accounts payable process, which includes processing invoices, allocating payments and expenses/petty cash.
• Assist in the sales ledger process, which includes raising invoices, allocating cash receipts and month end debtor reviews.
• Assist in the maintenance and reconciliation of multiple bank accounts/currencies.
• Check payroll calculations each month, resolve any queries by contacting the payroll provider and/or the HR Department and ensure all corrections to the payroll are corrected in a timely manner
• Post monthly payroll journals and undertake payroll reconciliations
• Undertake the closure of monthly management accounts and annual financial statements, including the preparation and posting of accruals, prepayments and depreciation charges.
• Undertake the reconciliation of Balance Sheet accounts and post correcting journals as required.
• Provide day to day financial support and advice to HQ Staff, Country Programmes and external providers. This will include supporting with the preparation and monitoring of business plans, rolling forecasts, general accounting/financial system needs and audits.

You will be AAT part qualified or advanced in your papers for a professional qualification with strong background of reporting on financial information. You will be able to communicate clearly both verbally and by email with ease and have experience double entry bookkeeping. You must be able to prioritise a demanding workload and work well under pressure. You will be organised and have very high attention to detail to ensure all work is of a high standard.
Experience of working with PS Financials is desirable but not essential.

As part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed.

For further information about this opportunity, as well as the application form, please download the candidate information pack, below:

MAG – Assistant Accountant Candidate Information Pack

Application is by submission of a CV, covering letter and an application support form. These documents should be submitted to humanresources@maginternational.org before the closing date of 10th March 2019.

Due to the high volume of applications that we receive, we are not able to respond to every application. If you have not heard back from us within three weeks of your application, it means that your application has not been successful.

Applicants who are non-residents of the UK will need to provide documentary evidence of their eligibility to work in the UK.