Assistant Accountant - Temporary

Assistant Accountant - Temporary 9mnths+

Location: Commutable from Loughborough, Coalville, Ashby, Swadlincote, Burton, NW Leics areas Working arrangements: Hybrid - M-Wed in office, Thurs-Fri from home Duration: minimum 9months initially

About the Opportunity

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Interim/Temporary Assistant Financial Accountant to join the finance team of a leading business.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and wants to gain exposure to business transformation and finance integration projects. The successful candidate will support the Financial Accounting team with month-end reporting, bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and financial controls while working closely with colleagues across the UK.

Key Responsibilities

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting month-end close activities

• Posting journals including accruals, prepayments, payroll and depreciation

• Maintaining fixed asset records

• Preparing and reconciling intercompany balances

• Performing balance sheet reconciliations

• Daily cashbook postings for receipts and payments

• Investigating and resolving outstanding cash items

• Completing monthly bank reconciliations across multiple currency accounts

• Processing payroll payment set-up

• Assisting with VAT reporting and VAT journals

• Providing information to support external audits

• Supporting finance improvement initiatives and business integration projects as required About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Experience in a similar Assistant Accountant, Accountant or Finance Officer position

• AAT qualification or be currently studying AAT or other finance qualification would be advantageous

• Experience with:

• Bank reconciliations

• Journal postings

• Month-end accounting

• Balance sheet reconciliations

• Cashbook processing

• Strong Excel skills

• Experience with ERP systems, ideally JDE

• Excellent attention to detail and organisational skills

• The ability to build effective working relationships across different teams

• A proactive approach with strong problem-solving abilities What's on Offer

• Opportunity to join a well-established organisation

• Exposure to finance projects

• Hybrid working (3 days in the office)

• Collaborative and supportive finance team

• Immediate start available