Assistant Accountant

Job title:

Assistant Accountant

Company

Maritime Transport

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for the right applicant to join our Finance department in our Head office location Felixstowe as an Assistant Accountant. This is a full-time permanent office based Monday to Friday position.Maritime Transport is one of the fastest growing container transport, handling and storage companies in the UK and offers one of the most dynamic working environments and prospects to progress within the industry.Why work for Maritime Transport?

• Competitive salary
• Annual salary review (discretionary).
• Annual bonus (discretionary).
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays on top from day 1.
• Life assurance cover x3 from day 1 and up to age 66.
• Group personal pension.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Big discounts on MSC cruises for yourself, family and friends
• You’ll be working for one of the market leaders

Responsibilities

• Preparing accurate and timely monthly management accounts
• Providing assistance to the senior finance team with monthly group reporting requirements
• Calculating accruals and prepayments
• Reviewing purchase order information and coding invoices
• Communicating with other departments to obtain key information
• Providing information to assist with the annual budget process
• Supporting the year end audit process
• Assisting with general accounting tasks

Requirements

• Strong work ethic to enable tight deadlines to be met
• Excellent analytical and numerical skills
• SAP knowledge preferable
• Strong knowledge of Excel and key formulas
• 2 years minimum experience within a management accounts department
• Ideally CIMA/ACCA/ACA part qualified
• Enthusiastic, can-do approach and a strong team player
• Able to learn new processes and skills quickly
• Able to work well unsupervised and use initiative

Expected salary

Location

Felixstowe, Suffolk

Job date

Sun, 30 Mar 2025 08:14:50 GMT

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