Vacancies

Assistant Accountant

Job Ref: Feb23GCSM

Hours per week: 30 hours per week

Type of Contract: Permanent

Salary: £20,556 per annum

Location: Felsted, Essex (own transport is essential)

We have an exciting opportunity available for you to join our growing team as an Assistant Accountant. You will be based at Felsted working on a full-time, permanent basis and in return, we are offering a competitive salary of £20,556 per annum, plus excellent benefits.

Local Hospice Lottery is the country’s leading lottery for hospices and has raised over £65 million for the cause to date! External recognition of our expertise includes being a finalist in the 2020 and 2017 Institute of Fundraising Awards (‘Most Committed Company to the Sector’ Category) and winner of The Lotteries Council’s ‘Lottery Operator of the Year’ Award 2018. This is an incredible opportunity to be part of an innovative and dedicated team within a market-leading, growing and successful organisation!

We offer fantastic benefits in return for becoming an Assistant Accountant:

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Paid Birthday leave
• Health cash plan
• Bluecrest Heath
• Competitive pension
• Flexible working opportunities
• Hybrid Working
• LHL offer financial and mentored support towards your professional accountancy qualifications if wishing to study for these

About the role:

As a Local Hospice Lottery Assistant Accountant, you will be responsible for preparing monthly management accounts in line with agreed accounting policies and provide financial reporting on key performance indicators, cash flow forecasts and partner monthly statements.

You will responsible for the calculation and  ensuring prompt payment of all Fundraiser commissions and bonuses and for supplier invoices, having checked calculations and obtained payment authorisation.

The successful candidate will need to have outstanding communication skills, be a real team player and possess the ability to confidently interact with people internal and external to the organisation in a friendly and constructive manner. Excellent IT skills are a must and experience of using Sage databases would also be an advantage. 

This role is based in Felsted, Essex and due to the remote location, having your own transport is essential, as is a flexible approach to the working hours required.

(Please note: you may be required to work both from home and the office)

What we are looking for in our ideal Assistant Accountant:

• Accountancy qualification (ACA, ACCA or AAT Level 3) or equivalent relevant experience
• Experience in processing financial transactions in a commercial or professional environment using computer-based accounting systems
• Experienced in producing financial reports using Excel
• Understanding of compilation of, and reporting on KPI targets
• Understanding of purchasing and payments systems and maintenance of cost centres
• Ability to analyse variances and seek explanations from budget holders
• Experience of effective time management and prioritising conflicting workloads successfully
• Effective team player
• IT & computer skills with sound knowledge of Microsoft Office packages generally and very proficient in MS Excel
• Ability to prioritise and achieve set goals as well as working within tight deadlines
• Own transport is essential for this role (as public transport is not available

If you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please call Gemma or Sharon on 01245 981360 between 10am and 4pm Monday to Friday