Willmott Dixon are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant on a fixed term 12-15 month contract to cover maternity leave. This role sits within the finance team responsible for servicing the Group's operating business units. The successful candidate will ideally be studying for the AAT qualification or have experience of working in a finance team and be knowledgeable about double entry bookkeeping.

The main responsibilities of this role include:

• Maintaining the financial ledgers e.g. producing journals for sale completions
• Raising supplier payments and sales invoices
• Producing VAT and CIS returns
• Assisting with production of monthly management accounts
• Undertaking various reconciliations

The role will also incorporate various central function routine tasks and accounting for other small group subsidiaries. Whilst this role is a fixed term contract to cover for maternity leave, it is an opportunity to demonstrate your finance skills and potentially be offered a longer term position for the right candidate.

About the role

The Group Finance Team is responsible for providing centralised finance support to the main board and to the individual LCOs. The team comprises 50 people across Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll and Sub- Contractor Payments teams. The key responsibilities of the Finance Team are

• Providing timely and accurate monthly Management Reporting
• Production of all statutory reporting including biannual Group accounts
• Tax and Compliance
• Goods Partner and supply chain payments management
• Treasury and accounts receivable
• Payroll

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria

• Strong Academic record.
• AAT part- qualified or qualified by experience.
• Proven experience in using Microsoft Excel

Key desired qualities

• Accurate
• Flexible
• Organised, efficient and used to completing tasks on time
• Communicator
• Proactive
• Team player

Additional Information

As this role sits within our finance team, the successful candidate will be asked to complete a DBS check as part of the onboarding process at Willmott Dixon.

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

About Us

With over 160 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon's purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive.

Construction is changing and we are at the forefront of that change. Pioneering new ways to build, innovating the way construction is viewed and establishing ourselves as one of the top employers in any industry. It truly is an amazing company in one of the most exciting industries with a vast array of professional career paths. Adding to that our numerous people awards, we understand everyone has a unique potential and ability to make a difference and succeed; if you want your skills developed and talent recognised, why not join our business!

Willmott Dixon was awarded 5th place in the Sunday Times Best Companies Top 100 (2020) to work for, the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2021 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.