Accountant

Job Title: Accountant Location: Salford Quays Salary: £36,000 to £40,000, dependant on experience Job Type: Full time, Permanent Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday ​The Lowry is an internationally acclaimed visual and performing arts centre situated at the heart of MediaCityUK in Salford, one of the world's most exciting culture and media destinations. The Role: We have an exciting opportunity for an Accountant to join our award winning Finance team. The key focuses of the role include accurate and timely month end reporting, providing management information for a range of internal departments and leading on VAT compliance / submissions. The role requires excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work closely with the wider Finance team and build relationships across the organisation. You should have experience in a management accountant / business partnering role, have strong VAT knowledge, be a qualified or part-qualified Accountant, with strong Excel skills and prior experience of Sage Line 200 (or equivalent). The role has a number of staff benefits including: * Complimentary and discounted theatre and live event tickets * Free car parking at MediaCityUK just a few minutes' walk from The Lowry building * Generous annual leave entitlement and your birthday day off * Discounts at the bars, restaurant and gift shop located within The Lowry building Please note that MediaCityUK is a well-connected destination with a variety of different transport options - bus, car, tram and bike. Additional Information: The application deadline for this vacancy is Sunday 28 April 2024 at 11:59pm. Interviews are provisionally planned for the week commencing 6 May. For more information, please download the recruitment pack. To apply for this position please submit your CV and a covering letter by clicking on 'Apply for this job' via the vacancy on The Lowry's Careers page. Your application should describe how you would apply your knowledge, experience and skills to fulfil the main duties and responsibilities of the post. To ensure fairness during our shortlisting process, we ask that you remove all personal details (such as name, age, location, ethnicity, marital status etc) from your CV and covering letter before uploading. This reduces the risk of any potential bias during our recruitment process and ensures that all shortlisting is based on skills, experience and suitability for a role. Thank you for your understanding. The Lowry is committed to creating an inclusive workforce by reflecting and representing the diversity of Salford and the UK. We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of The Lowry - whether that is to work in our creative or support roles. We particularly encourage applications from the following two people groups who are currently under-represented in our work force and in the wider performing and visual arts sector; those people who experience racism and marginalisation, including those from African, Caribbean, North African, LatinX, South Asian, East Asian and South East Asian heritage and their diasporas, those who are disabled, Deaf and neurodivergent or have long-term health conditions. Please click on the APPLY button to redirected to the company's site to apply for this role. Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Senior Accountant, Chartered Accountancy, Bookkeeper, Chartered Accountant, Senior Accountant, Management Accountancy, ACA, ACCA, ICAEW, Financial Accountant, Finance Controller, Financial Accountant may also be considered for this role