Assistant Accountant

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join the Finance team, based in Aberdeen .

The Assistant Accountant will support the finance department, Senior Accountant and Management team by completing day to day accounting functions such as fixed asset and stock accounting, preparation of payroll journals and basic accounting duties for the company.

This role will report to the Senior Accountant.

The main tasks include, but are not limited to

Main tasks

• Preparation and posting payroll journals for all ICR locations
• Fixed Asset Accounts; creation and retirement of assets. Monthly depreciation postings and preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliation support
• Stock Accounting; preparation of monthly balance sheet reconciliation support, review variances in stock balances and support operations with stock in SAP
• HSEQ reporting; provide data for Company Exposure Hours
• Monthly coding review of postings in SAP
• Provide support to Senior Management Accountants
• Support with data for ICR’s Annual Audit
• Support with processing of purchase invoices when required
• Support for sales invoicing when Accounts Receivable Coordinator is unavailable
• Ad hoc support on Finance Projects as required

Key Responsibilities

• Fixed asset reporting
• Stock reporting
• Payroll journals
• Support Senior Management Accountants in month end close
• Support Purchase invoice processing

Key Interactions

• Operations Team
• HSSEQ Team
• HR Team
• Purchase Ledger Coordinator
• Senior Accountants
• Finance Director

Required Qualifications

• Relevant degree would be preferable (e.g. finance, accounting or business degree)
• Knowledge of SAP is preferable, but not essential
• Strong organisational and planning skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem resolution and process familiarisation
• Good communication skills
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft packages – specifically excel