We're looking for an Assistant Accountant/Bookkeeper
Posted on 25th May 2022 at 11:31
Mondem's mission is to make public services brilliant. Everywhere. All the time. We create faster, better customer experiences for our clients. We believe that improving public services isn’t always about bigger budgets. It’s about listening to people, creating shared understanding between those people so that they can work together to build personally and professionally rewarding places to work. We have won several awards for our employee experience and believe strongly in our personally and professionally rewarding working environment. We’re looking for someone who believes as strongly in these ideas as we do.
I hope that’s you.
Sarah Cresswell
Managing Director
The basics
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Reports to |
Managing Director |
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Salary |
£25k pa basic FTE (FTE in this company is 34 hours per week) |
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Type of job |
Part-time, permanent |
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Weekly hours |
17 |
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Location |
A mix of home-based and office-based work Our office addresses are Smart Innovation Hub, iC6, Keele University Science and Innovation Park, Keele, ST5 5NS Dryden Enterprise Centre, Nottingham Trent University, Dryden Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ |
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Probationary period |
Six months |
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Notice period |
One month |
Job purpose
To support the Chief Executive and Managing Director by owning the financial functions of Mondrem. And to guide decision-making by giving advice informed by producing financial statements and reports. To understand in detail and improve the financial functions and tools that we use in Mondrem.
Job overview
As a known and respected authority in public sector transformation, Mondrem is serially successful at making change happen where others have tried and been unsuccessful. This happens through building relationships, making human connections and managing our projects in a disciplined and organised way so that our clients feel supported and confident that we will deliver successful outcomes with them.
Mondrem needs this same level of support and confidence from our accountant/bookkeeper that we give our customers to guide us when we make decisions on sales, growth, recruitment and investments.
Main tasks and responsibilities
These are the main tasks and responsibilities – but we will be keen for these to change over time to match your personal growth in the role, your ambition and ours. We are looking for someone who will work closely with the Managing Director to:
Building trusting relationships with colleagues and suppliers
Assist in the production of monthly accounts and reports
Assist in the preparation of the statutory accounts
Reconcile the balance sheet and P&L accounts
Prepare and submit VAT returns and other reports
Prepare and post journals for payroll, prepayments, accruals, fixed assets etc
Reconcile the bank
Own the accounts payable functions with expenses and credit cards
About you
Key skills and competencies
AAT Qualified or “Qualified by experience”
Competent with MS Excel
Good knowledge of Xero
Good understanding of P&L and balance sheet reporting
If you have these too, it's a bonus
‘Previous experience in a similar role
Experience with or knowledge of Brightpay
Experience with or knowledge of Fluidly
Experience of working with or in public services
Your style
Ambitious and eager to progress
Highly organised
Good verbal and written communication skills
A self-starter
What else we offer
Unlimited annual leave after probation– and all the bank holidays
34 hours full time week [pro rata] with flexible working hours that we will agree between us
Modern offices in two great campus locations
2 paid days a year for voluntary work locally
How to apply
If you’re the person we’re looking for, please send your CV and a covering letter telling us why you’d be great for Mondrem and this role to talkwithus@mondrem.co.uk by Friday 17th June 2022.
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