We're recruiting on behalf of a Group Company home to a portfolio of reputable global brands. They're looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team, supporting the Financial Controller across a broad range of day-to-day accounting tasks. This is a great opportunity for someone studying towards AAT, CIMA, or ACCA to gain hands-on experience across bookkeeping, reconciliations, and financial reporting, while working within a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Assisting with the weekly cash flow and payment run
• Monitoring the accounts inbox and posting sales and purchase invoices and credit notes onto Sage
• Supporting monthly and quarterly close preparations
• Ensuring invoices and documents are authorised in line with company procedures
• Checking bank statements and updating the cashbook across all currencies, including e-commerce sales
• Carrying out monthly balance sheet and VAT reconciliations
• Preparing and maintaining various Excel worksheets on a monthly basis
• Assisting with monthly cash flow preparation, yearly budgeting, and other ad-hoc tasks as required

Person Specification:

• Studying towards AAT, CIMA, or ACCA
• Experience within finance, either on the commercial side of accounts or within an accounting practice (auditing firm)
• Good knowledge of double entry bookkeeping
• Strong Excel skills
• Comfortable working to strict deadlines, with a strong work ethic and enthusiasm