Assistant Accountant

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our Accounts team at HIT Training Ltd to support the Finance Manager in the preparation of monthly management accounts.

HIT Training is the leading specialist training and apprenticeship provider for the UK’s hospitality and catering industry.

We know (we’ve done the research ourselves!) the positive impact apprenticeships have on Improving an individual's skills and life chances, making businesses more efficient and boosting the economy.

People are at the centre of everything we do; that goes for our own staff as well as those we serve.

What you’ll do at HIT

The Assistant Accountant will be predominantly responsible for purchase ledger and the generation of sales ledger invoices for our apprenticeships. Alongside this, you will be responsible for Nominal Ledger journals, Balance sheet reconciliations and query investigation and resolution.

Typical monthly tasks will include:

• Processing supplier invoices accurately and in a timely manner
• Preparing twice monthly payment runs in line with internal controls (invoice authorisations)
• Performing supplier statement reconciliations, with good maintenance of aged accounts
• Reviewing supplier balances to ensure completeness, e.g. all payments allocated
• Generating employer contribution invoices from source data and sending out
• Composing NL journals from source data, for review by FM
• Reconciliation schedules for balance sheet accounts

About you

We are looking for a candidate with experience within accounts, this can be at a Junior or Assistant Accountant level. We’re also looking for the following skills and experience:

• High level of attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• Experience working with accounting software (ideally Access Dimensions)
• Ideally part qualified or working towards accountancy qualifications (e.g. AAT)
• Good Excel skills including Vlookups and Pivot tables
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Passionate, enthusiastic and with the ambition and commitment to deliver
• Honesty, integrity, professionalism and confidentiality

A bit more about how we’ll help you

As an Ofsted ‘good’ training provider, we offer a variety of courses and opportunities to help you develop your skills. These include tailored personal development plans, access to qualifications to support you in all areas of your role and mandatory CPD time.

Assistant Accountants with HIT can expect to receive a competitive starting salary of £25,000 - £30,000 depending on your skills and experience.

Check out our fantastic, enhanced benefits package too:

• Flexible working options
• Medical benefits, including a private healthcare cash plan and dental insurance
• A range of employee assistance and well-being programmes including GP access, discounts and more!
• Company events, including our yearly Ski Trip and Conference as well as local team meetups and social hours
• 33 days of holiday as standard, along with a buy-and-sell scheme
• Up to 9% rate company pension
• Enhanced sick pay and life insurance

Why choose HIT Training?

We know that working with our apprentices is hugely rewarding. Every fortnight, you’ll Zoom into a company update where we love nothing more than sharing inspirational stories about the wonderful achievements of our apprentices. You’ll hear from the directors too on how the company is doing.

We provide training and development opportunities to all staff. We believe in investing in our people so that you get the most from your working life and stick with us. Career progression is what we’re all about.

Just so you know. We’ve made the aspirational Sunday Times ‘Top 100 Best Companies to Work For’ four times, most recently making the top 20 in 2020.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident and Living Wage employer as well as active champions of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

If you fancy a chat about the Assistant Accountant role, or would like to see a copy of the job description, please get in touch - we look forward to getting to know you!