Assistant Accountant
JRL Modular -
Nottingham
Contract: Permanent
Salary:
An exciting opportunity has arisen within one of JRL Group's key divisions; Trent Precast Concrete Ltd.
The JRL Group is a highly successful, privately owned, national construction group head quartered in North London. With a turnover of in excess of £360m, the business is currently experiencing growth and as such seeks to strengthen our Precast team.
Trent Precast specializes in the manufacture and delivery of structural precast concrete units based in the heart of the country in Nottingham.
Benefits:
• Competitive salary, with confidence of working for an established and growing company.
• Company Pension Scheme.
• Private Healthcare.
• Opportunity for progression within the business
• On site Gym.
• An opportunity to work on some of the nation's most exciting Construction projects
• Dedicated Training & Development Department.
• A stimulating & dynamic environment
The JRL Group encompasses 14+ divisions delivering bespoke solutions for the most complex construction projects nationally. Over two decades the JRL Group has grown from a company specialising in sub and superstructure packages to a business that offers managed integrated construction solutions, with an annual turnover in excess of over £800m.
The need has arisen to enhance the accounting support of its’s day to day operations at the Newark location. As part of a new team the successful applicant will have a fantastic opportunity to develop their reporting and management skills and proficiencies which will enhance their career prospects. Career progression within the group is a real possibility. The role will report to the Financial Controller and will involve responsibility for the financial reporting for the JRL Modular business and support on other divisions within the group.
This role is mainly in Colwick but will need to travel to the Carlton-On-Trent site a couple days a month. Therefore a driving licence is essential.
Requirements:
- AAT Qualified/Part qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Strong understanding of finance business processes (A/R, A/P, General Ledger, Procurement/Payroll)
- Previous experience in a manufacturing environment would be beneficial
- Proficient with basic Microsoft office products, specifically Excel to intermediate level required
- Familiarity with Coins ERP would be a great advantage
- Ability to work to agreed deadlines
- Excellent numerical, analytical and problem solving skills
- Ability to engage with / influence non-financial people/ teams
- Ability to work on own initiative
Responsibilities:
- Bank postings and reconciliations
- Balance sheet reconciliations
- Weekly and Monthly KPI reporting across all divisions to help facilitate decision making
- Updating weekly and monthly schedules
- Sales Ledger/Purchase Ledger
- Intercompany invoice postings and month end reconciliations
- Generating reports and analysing large amounts of data, this will require a very good knowledge of excel
- Assisting in the preparation of monthly management accounts and management packs
- Other ad hoc and data entry duties when required
- Business Divisional Reporting, ensuring all revenue/costs are allocated to the appropriate divisions
- First point of contact for operations/query handling
Job Type: Full-time
