Assistant Accountant - 12-Month Fixed Term Contract
Location:   NW Leicestershire – commutable from NW Leicester, Coalville, Ashby, Hinckley, Swadlincote
Salary:      £29,000 - £31,000pa
Hours:       37.5 hours per week - 4 days office/1 day work from home

The Role

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a busy and supportive finance team on a 12-month fixed-term contract.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will be part of a small team in a friendly, collaborative, open-plan office environment. This is a hands-on opportunity offering exposure to supporting with month-end processes and management accounts preparation, plus financial reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Preparation and posting of accruals and prepayments
• Posting invoice accrual journals
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations following month-end close
• Managing reconciliations and recharge processes
• Supporting monthly forecasting and annual budgeting
• Assisting the Management Accountant with the production of information for the monthly accounts
• Weekly cashbook reconciliations
• Processing and posting journals
• Reviewing and reconciling stock balances
• Providing holiday cover across the finance team
• Producing ad hoc financial reports and analysis as required

About You

• Previous working experience in a similar level accounting role
• Strong experience and understanding of debits, credits, journals, and reconciliations
• Experience supporting month-end and management accounts processes
• Comfortable working with financial data and overhead analysis
• Good Excel skills, including lookups and pivot tables
• Ideally AAT qualified, studying, or equivalent experience
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Well organised with strong attention to detail