Assistant Accountant

Salary: £32,000 – £36,000 per annum (depending on qualifications and experience)

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our finance team based in Watford. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone with solid financial accounting experience who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and enjoys working to tight deadlines.

About You

You will be either AAT fully qualified or part-qualified ACCA or CIMA, with a strong background in financial accounting.

• Minimum of 3 years’ accounting experience, including financial accounting
• Experience using SAGE 200 or an equivalent accounting package
• Experience working with an ERP system
• Strong Excel skills (minimum VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables)
• Proven ability to work accurately to strict deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work collaboratively within a team

Key Responsibilities

• Daily checking of bank statements and updating multi‑currency cashbooks
• Processing purchase ledger invoices, including:
• Retrieving invoices from supplier portals and emails
• Posting and coding invoices and credit notes to trial balance accounts in SAGE 200
• Checking VAT accuracy
• Maintaining purchase ledger accounts, spreadsheets, and reports
• Ensuring invoices are authorised in line with company procedures, including chasing approvals
• Maintaining the nominal ledger
• Managing recurring and monthly journals
• Matching purchase invoices to purchase orders and GRNs
• Preparing weekly payment runs and weekly cash flow forecasts
• Uploading payments via the bank’s online banking system
• Posting and allocating payments received and made on a daily basis
• Reconciling purchase ledger statements
• Liaising suppliers by phone and email
• Archiving and scanning accounts documentation onto SAGE 200
• Assisting with VAT preparation
• Processing and analysing staff credit card expenses
• Assisting with raising customer credit notes
• Uploading invoices and credit notes to portals for German subsidiary companies
• Maintaining and updating the fixed assets register
• Issuing intercompany invoices and debit notes
• Supporting month‑end procedures on the ERP system (e.g. debtors and stock reports)
• Producing ad‑hoc reports and assisting with finance and operations‑related tasks

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on experience and qualifications
• Opportunity to develop within a supportive finance team
• Exposure to a broad range of accounting and reporting responsibilities

If you are an experienced Assistant Accountant looking for your next challenge and are available to start immediately, we would love to hear from you.