At a Glance
- Tasks: Support finance activities and gain hands-on experience in a collaborative team.
- Company: Join Allied Bakeries, part of Associated British Foods, with a focus on growth.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, generous leave, health schemes, and discounts.
- Other info: Flexible hybrid working and excellent career development prospects.
- Why this job: Kickstart your finance career with real responsibilities and learning opportunities.
- Qualifications: Part-qualified accountant or recent graduate with strong numerical skills.
The predicted salary is between 25650 - 31350 £ per year.
- Assistant Accountant
- Company: Allied Bakeries
- Job Location: Liverpool
- Posting Start Date: 05/11/2026
- Posting End Date: 06/11/2026
- Full Time / Part Time: Full Time
- Job Category: Finance
Job Description
- Overview of role
- Location
- Salary
- Competitive
- Hybrid Working -
- 2 days in the office after training and subject to business needs
- Permanent
- We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented
Assistant Accountant to join the Accounting Services Team.
This is an excellent entry level role into Finance within Assoiciated British Foods (ABF) and primarily focussed on one of our supported businesses.
In this role, you'll gain hands-on experience across core finance activities while supporting one of our UK businesses.
You'll work as part of a collaborative, high-performing team focused on delivering accurate reporting, strong controls, and outstanding service.
Most importantly, you'll be encouraged to learn, grow, and develop your finance skills from day one.
Why Join Us?
- Competitive Benefits Package
- Competitive Salary
- Generous Leave - 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Free Onsite Parking
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Health Scheme
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Pension Scheme
- Onsite Shop
- Eyecare Vouchers
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Loyal Service Awards
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Discounts on groceries, holidays and more.
- Key Accountabilities
- Processing General Ledger journals.
- Preparing balance sheet reconciliations each period.
- Completing bank and cash reconciliations.
- Posting general ledger allocations to support weekly and period reporting.
- Preparing and posting accruals and prepayments.
- Completing VAT returns, Intrastat, EC Sales submissions, and National Statistics.
- Supporting the wider Accounting team across other ABF businesses.
- Assisting with ad-hoc tasks to ensure the Accounting Services team delivers a high-quality service.
- The Right Person
- Part-qualified accountant or recent graduate actively studying.
- Strong spreadsheet and numerical skills.
- Eager to develop and build a career in Finance.
- Able to work independently while managing large volumes of data accurately.
- Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
- Confident communicator with a strong team ethic.
- Flexible, proactive, and committed to doing a great job.
If you're motivated, curious, and ready to take your first step into a finance career, we'd love to hear from you.
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