Assistant Accountant

Job Title: Assistant Accountant

Reports to: Head of Finance and Controlling

Department: Finance

Principal Purpose

Ensuring expense claims are paid in accordance with the travel policy and amending the policy as necessary.

Company report filling, intrastat, EC sales list, VAT, imports and compliance administration.

Assist and stand in for the Head of Finance & Controlling.

Principal Elements

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  HMRC reporting and compliance including; Intrastat dispatches and arrivals, EC sales list, VAT, corporation tax payments, risk register.
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  Import and export recording.
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  Supervision of the expenses process, expenses are processed via Concur and transaction are completed by the shared service in Poland. Includes the administration of prepaid credit cards.
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  Cost variance analysis
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  Supplier Invoice coding
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  Supporting the tasks of the other assistant accountant and the apprentice
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  Assist with the tenders process for unusual finance related questions.
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  Fixed assets register management
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  National statistics returns
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  Management of finance process documentation, i.e. signatory limits.
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  Journal preparation
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  Assist with external audit
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  Sales Controlling

Location

Based in Carl Zeiss Ltd. Cambourne. Minimum 2 days per week in the office.

Performance Measures

Annual appraisals to be undertaken by Head of Finance and Controlling and objectives set for the forthcoming year.

Your ZEISS Recruiting Team:

James Lawn, Kate Benyon, Melissa Prescott, Natarlee Lawrence, Suya Rolph