Assistant Accountant

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Summary

Job Description

Role Overview
The Assistant Accountant will support the finance function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, providing accurate financial reporting, cost control support, and day-to-day accounting assistance. The role is key in ensuring timely month-end processes, stock and cost accounting, and compliance with internal controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Support preparation of management accounts and variance analysis
• Maintain and reconcile stock, WIP and cost of sales
• Assist with standard costing, and production variance analysis
• Responsible for cost allocation specifically for Time allocation (timesheets) and expense
• Process fixed assets, depreciation and capital expenditure reporting
• Assist with VAT returns and statutory reporting requirements
• Support audits and liaise with internal and external stakeholders
• Improve financial processes and controls
• Support implementation of SAP system (currently XERO)
• Provide support for transactional accounting
• Provide on‑site operational support for financial processes, including the review and submission of employee expense claims

Skills & Experience Required

• 2–3 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within manufacturing
• AAT qualified/ or Part-qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA
• Experience with stock, WIP, and cost accounting desirable
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups)
• Experience using XERO and SAP
• Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset

Time Type:

Full time

Job Type:

Regular

Work Shift:

N/A

Pay Rate Type:

Salary

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or on the basis of disability.