Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Salary: £27,000 - £32,000 per annum (dependant on experience)

Location: 24-26 Vincent Avenue, Crownhill, Milton Keynes, MK8 0AB

Start date: ASAP

Our client, Lyco Group Ltd, are one of the UK’s leading lighting companies, which continues to thrive. Lyco work with across B2B and B2C with brands such as Five Guys, Popeyes, Malmaison any many more.

As a result of growth within the business, Lyco Direct are now looking for an Assistant Accountant to join the finance team, to support with the continued growth of the company.

About the role:

The successful candidate will be well organised, excellent communications skills and have a fundamental understanding of accounting.

Lyco Direct are passionate about career progression, so this is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking for the next step into accounting, Lyco are looking to offer study support where required. The right candidate needs to have the hunger to develop their skills and grow with the company.

Working as part of Lyco Directs’ finance team, you will have the opportunity to:

• Take control of credit control, proactively communicate with customers and chase payments where necessary.
• Bank Reconciliation.
• Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Preparation for month end management accounts.
• Analysis of the general ledger to assist understanding of the business.
• Assist in the implementation of controls as identified.
• Ad hoc reporting and analysis.
• Supporting the management accountant and team as required.

The successful candidate will receive a competitive package. You’ll be given the opportunity to grow your skills and be welcomed into a highly motivated team environment.

Essential skills/experience:

• Competent use of Excel.
• Detail driven person.
• Understanding of double entry and accounting basics.
• Exceptional communication skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise workload.

Desirable skills/experience:

• Time management and working to deadlines.
• Delivering content to a various different audience.
• Experience of working in a finance team.

If this sounds like your next challenge, get in touch!

We understand that you may not meet every single desired qualification. If your experience looks a little different from what we've identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!

Please note, due to anticipated high response to this role, we'll only be able to reply to successful candidates. If you don't hear back from us, you may assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.