Assistant Accountant

Leicester £30,000 to £35,000 Permanent Office Based

Are you an Accounts Assistant who feels ready for more responsibility, or an experienced Bookkeeper looking for a role where you can broaden your accounting experience?

This is an opportunity to join an established and growing Leicester business with a stable finance team and a track record of retaining people for the long term.

What makes the opportunity particularly interesting is the scope to develop. You do not need to arrive with management accounts experience already under your belt. If you have a good grounding in transactional accounts, are confident with the fundamentals and want to learn, there will be support to gradually introduce you to areas such as accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations and management accounts.

You will also be joining the business at a good time. There are plans to improve monthly reporting, modernise some existing processes and look at how technology can make the finance function more efficient. Rather than simply inheriting a fixed job, you will have the chance to get involved in those improvements and see your role develop as the business does.

What will you be doing?

The day to day role will include purchase and subcontractor ledgers, processing invoices, payment runs, supplier reconciliations, receipts, expenses, company credit cards and balance sheet reconciliations. You will also assist with payroll information and areas including accruals and prepayments.

Over time, there is the opportunity to become more involved in management accounts and take on broader responsibilities within the finance team and support on projects to develop the company’s processes. 

What are we looking for?

You could already be working as an Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant or Bookkeeper. You do not necessarily need to be the finished article.

More important is a solid grounding in transactional accounts, good attention to detail and the confidence to take ownership of your work. You should be organised, comfortable working to deadlines and able to build good relationships with colleagues, suppliers and subcontractors.

Experience within construction, CIS or using COINS would be useful, but is not essential if you are a quick learner.

Salary: £30,000 to £35,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Location: Leicester, fully office based
Parking: On site parking available

If you have built a good foundation in accounts and are looking for a role that gives you the opportunity to take the next step, this could be an excellent move.