ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
Would you like to be part of an organisation which is committed to improving patient lives worldwide through education, collaboration and innovation?
Do you want to make a difference?
If the answer is ‘yes’ then you’re just the kind of person we’re looking for!
We are looking for an Assistant Accountant who loves numbers and has great attention to detail.
The Assistant Accountant role is responsible for reporting and analysing manufacturing data for presentation to senior managers. This is a key role for The Binding Site and acts in partnership with finance, purchasing, manufacturing and planning teams to understand and maintain manufacturing and costing data.
This role is a combination of Remote & Birmingham Edgbaston Office base (3 days per week office)
The Role
- Working with manufacturing and finance colleagues to analyse and present key information including manufacturing variances, stock scrapping and other key performance indicators;
- Assisting with the creation, set up and cost analysis of new or amended products in the ERP system;
- A key part in the preparation stock valuation and provisioning at month and year end;
- The Binding Site are engaged on a project to improve manufacturing processes and data as part of implementing a new ERP system. The job holder would assist in defining key aspects of the rules to follow when designing the system as well as working with the team to ensure all the data is gathered in accordance with these. They would also assist in testing the new system.
- Responsibility for the maintenance of ERP costs following changes in raw material prices and investigation of anomalies.
- Updating standard costs in following changes in bleed prices and labour and overhead. In addition, responsible for preparing updates to standard cost for the purchase price of raw materials and investigation of variances arising.
- Experience of working in manufacturing businesses (either as an auditor of stock or as an accountant in a manufacturing business)
The Ideal Candidate
- 5 GCSE’s (A-C)
- Accountancy recognised qualification (AAT qualified or CIMA, ACCA or ACA part qualified)
- Excellent IT skills including Excel
- Ideally 3 years' experience within a manufacturing business with some exposure to stock valuation and provisioning
- Excellent communications & ability to work across numerous departments.
- Ability and background of working to deadlines and problem-solving abilities.
Working for us:
Founded in 1986 by a group of former researchers based at the University of Birmingham, The Binding Site is today recognised as a market leader in the development of products for the investigation of a range of disorders involving immunodeficiency.
The Company is built on the success of its people and provides the ideal environment to meet a wide range of career aspirations. It recognises the value of its employees and looks to provide development and support opportunities to maximise the potential of its 1,100 staff.
Working at Binding Site means being part of a global community that delivers innovative solutions with shared ideas and a collective dedication to improving patient lives, worldwide.
Location: Birmingham- Edgbaston
Hours: 40 hrs 3 days office & 2 days WFH)
Benefits:
- Competitive Salary
- Contributory Pension
- 25 days paid holiday plus bank holidays.
- Study support towards further Accountancy qualifications.