Job Description
Assistant Accountant
Salary £32-38K
Location Carlisle
Start Date ASAP
Are you an ambitious Part-Qualified Accountant looking for the next step in your finance career?
Would you like to join a well-known and successful Carlisle-based business where you can develop your technical skills, gain exposure to a broad range of finance activities and receive full support towards completing your professional qualifications?
This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Assistant Accountant to join a growing and supportive finance team.
Working closely with experienced finance professionals, you will play a key role in the day-to-day running of the finance function while continuing to develop your knowledge and experience.
The Opportunity
This is a fantastic role for someone who is AAT qualified or studying towards ACCA/CIMA, with a genuine desire to progress into a Management Accountant or more senior finance position in the future.
You will gain valuable exposure across a wide range of accounting responsibilities, including:
- Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts
- Preparing and posting journals, accruals and prepayments
- Completing balance sheet reconciliations
- Supporting the month-end and year-end processes
- Assisting with budgeting and forecasting
- Supporting cash flow reporting
- Investigating variances and providing financial analysis
- Assisting with VAT returns and other statutory reporting
- Working closely with colleagues across the wider business
- Supporting continuous improvement projects and the development of finance processes
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Part-Qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA, or actively studying towards a professional qualification
- An ambitious and motivated finance professional looking to develop their career
- Ideally experienced within an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role
- Comfortable working with Excel and financial systems
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
- Keen to learn, take on new responsibilities and develop professionally
- A strong communicator who enjoys working as part of a team
What's on Offer?
This company genuinely believes in developing its people, and you will receive:
- Full study support
- Excellent career progression opportunities
- Exposure to a broad and varied finance role
- Support and mentoring from an experienced finance team
- The opportunity to work for a well-established and recognised business
- A positive and collaborative working environment
If you are looking for more than just your next job and want an opportunity where you can learn, develop and build a successful long-term career in finance, we would love to hear from you.
Apply today and take the next exciting step in your accounting career!
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