Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Vertu Motors PLC

Are you an experienced Assistant Accountant looking for your next challenge? Do you want to join one of the UK's leading automotive retail groups and develop your career within a supportive and fast-paced environment?

At Vertu Motors, we have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to become a key part of our Property Finance team.

This is a full-time, permanent position offering a salary of up to £30,000, depending on experience, along with an excellent benefits package and genuine opportunities for career development.

What You'll Be Doing

Whilst the customer facing part of the business deals with everything to do with buying, selling and repairing vehicles, we manage the Properties that the entire group operate from.  We have a large portfolio of properties and the finance team account for all the transactions that form part of the property life cycle – from buying property, selling property, refurbishing property, property repairs and maintenance, property leases and renewals, rent reviews and everything else in between!

Working closely with the Accountant and wider Property team, you'll play an important role in ensuring the financial performance of the property function is accurately monitored and reported. You'll provide valuable financial information and analysis that supports decision-making and helps deliver effective financial management across the property portfolio.  This is a very busy department and so you will need to be comfortable working in a fast paced environment and be able to think on your feet as no 2 transactions are the same.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Assisting with the production of Management Accounts
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Managing accruals and prepayments
• Fixed asset accounting, including accounting for capital development costs
• Supporting cash flow activities
• Producing financial reports and analysis
• Supporting the day-to-day accounting functions of the Property department including supporting the Accounts Assistants with purchase ledger processing and supplier payments
• Assisting with property-related financial reporting and expenditure monitoring

Previous experience of working in a property related environment would be advantageous but is not required.  A willingness to learn, the drive and determination to succeed and to seek out continuous improvement to all that we do are key to this role.

We are looking for the following attributes:

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Knowledge of Excel and other Microsoft packages
• Good organisational Skills
• Excellent communication skills.

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague’s personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

If your application is successful we will need to complete employment checks prior to you starting with us. For this role, these can include us verifying your recent employment, address and credit history. We may also conduct a criminal record check and a driving license check.