Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Salary: circa £28,000

Full-time | Permanent

Hybrid working available

The Role

We are currently recruiting on behalf of our client for an Assistant Accountant to join their established and collaborative finance team.

This is a varied opportunity for someone with previous finance or accounts experience who is looking to develop their career within a supportive environment. You'll play an important role in ensuring the day-to-day finance function runs smoothly, while gaining exposure across a broad range of accounting responsibilities.

The successful candidate will have excellent attention to detail, strong organisational skills and a genuine interest in finance, alongside a proactive approach to improving processes and supporting the wider business.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and distribute sales invoices accurately and efficiently, ensuring correct VAT rates and payment terms are applied.
• Issue monthly customer statements and proactively chase overdue payments.
• Act as the first point of contact for customer account queries, dealing with these promptly and professionally.
• Process credits and refunds in line with agreed procedures.
• Process telephone card payments from customers.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate any discrepancies.
• Support the close of the sales and purchase ledgers, ensuring transactions are allocated to the correct accounting periods.
• Prepare nominal ledger journals, bank postings and complete bank reconciliations.
• Support the preparation and submission of quarterly VAT returns.
• Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Support the Management Accountant and Financial Controller with budgets, forecasts and cashflow preparation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business, providing additional support with calls, emails and ad hoc tasks during busy periods.

About You

We're looking for someone with previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role who is keen to develop their career and take on a varied position.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within an accounts or finance environment.
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to producing accurate work.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Confidence using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• A proactive and collaborative approach.
• A genuine interest in understanding processes and identifying opportunities for improvement.
• The confidence to ask questions and constructively challenge processes where appropriate.