Assistant Accountant, Leeds - Full-time, permanent
About the business: A private equity-backed manufacturing group is growing its central finance function to support the wider operation and is looking to add an assistant accountant to it's team.
The role
An experienced, hands-on Assistant Accountant is needed to run day-to-day finance for the acquired site. You'll be the only finance person based on-site, but you'll sit within the broader group finance team, reporting into the Group Head of Finance and working closely with the site's Managing Director.
A strong opportunity for someone proactive and eager to build their career inside a growing, acquisitive group.
What you'll be doing
- Owning day-to-day finance operations for the site.
- Processing accounts payable and managing payments.
- Handling accounts receivable, invoicing and credit control.
- Completing bank reconciliations and other general ledger reconciliations.
- Processing payroll (liaising with an external provider where needed).
- Running month-end; accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
- Monitoring and forecasting cashflow needs.
- Supporting internal reporting to the Group Head of Finance.
- Assisting external advisors (auditors, tax) with information requests.
- Partnering with the site MD on day-to-day finance support.
- Contributing to wider group finance projects as the business grows.
What we're looking for
- Background in a similar Assistant Accountant or all-round accounts role, ideally SME or multi-site.
- Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
- Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail.
- Hands-on, proactive, and confident working independently.
- Keen to learn and progress as the business grows.
- Good time management across competing priorities.Able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
Skills & experience
- Experience with an accounting system (Sage 50 and/or Xero preferred).
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
- Solid grasp of core accounting principles.
- Payroll experience (direct or via a provider) an advantage.
What's on offer
- Salary up to £35,000, depending on experience.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Company pension.
- Free on-site parking.
- Genuine scope to grow within a PE-backed, acquisitive group.
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