Assistant Accountant - Bedford HQ

Posted 13 May 2025
LocationBedford
Job type Full-Time
Discipline Office
Reference001742

Job description

We are looking for a keen, highly experienced and ambitious individual who can work independently or as part of a team, using own initiative, and can “hit the ground running, with experience in a similar role.

Established in 1994, Dunster House Ltd is a growing family run, international business currently employing over 500 people across our 14 UK sites.

With over years of designing, manufacturing and retailing garden lifestyle products we are proud to be garden building specialists and distribute our products on our own fleet of vehicles to our customers.

This job is based out of our Bedford Headquarters – MK41 0LF

 

Job Includes

  • Reconciliation of bank accounts on a daily basis

  • Understanding of Sales Orders, Refunds

  • Developing a detailed understanding of cost drivers to identify risks and opportunities and highlight areas requiring focus and branches and factories

  • Regular visits and meetings with departments in HQ and UK sites

  • Support preparation of month end accounts for Dunster House and Overseas Factories

  • Providing insightful commentary and analysis on financial results and KPIs

  • Developing a detailed understanding of cost drivers to identify risks and opportunities and highlight areas requiring focus

  • Ensuring balance sheet reconciliations are completed on a monthly basis with all variances addressed in a timely manner

  • Support with year-end process for Dunster House

  • Preparation of quarterly VAT submission

  • Hours of work are 40 hours Monday-Friday 8:30-17:30 with an hour lunch

    Requirements

  • GCSE English and Maths Grade B or equivalent

  • Right to work in UK

  • ACCA or AAT qualification/part qualified

 Benefits

  • £26,000 per annum
  • 29 days annual leave including bank holidays

 

 To learn more about us visit our website www.dunsterhouse.co.uk/about-us  , to see our overseas factories as well as links to non-governmental organisations and our Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.