Senior Assistant Accountant - Fixed Term up to 16 months - Cheltenham, Gloucestershire - Remote/office hybrid Your new companyHays Accountancy and Finance are partnering with a leading and well-established manufacturing/engineering group to recruit a dynamic and experienced Senior Assistant Accountant for a maternity cover contract of up to 16 months fixed term in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. A varied and fast-paced accounting role supporting the finance team with a range of duties including monthly management accounts reporting, VAT reporting, balance sheet reconciliations, through to inventory reporting and more. Remote/office hybrid working is offered once settled in, flexible working hours, on-site parking and further group benefits. Open to finance professionals who are part-qualified/qualified or qualified by experience, happy to wait a notice for the right candidate. Your new roleYour key duties will involve supporting the Senior Management Accountant and Financial Controller with monthly management accounts reporting. Accounting for inventory including WIP, relevant provisioning, along with prepayments, accruals and balance sheet reconciliations. Calculations/processing of general ledger journals, production/submission of quarterly VAT returns, analysis of expenditure, and partnering with budget holders. Assisting in external/internal audits preparation, supporting the processing of payroll accounting and completion of annual P11D''s. You will support with process ..... full job details .....