Accounts Assistant

Job Description:

Assistant Accountant

Location: Tamworth - Office based (Occasional travel)

Reporting to: Finance Manager

Salary: Up to £28,000 + study support

Overview

An established and growing organisation is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the financial operations of a key business division. This role offers exposure across financial reporting, performance analysis, and budgeting, providing strong development opportunities within a supportive finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Assist with financial performance analysis and reporting
• Contribute to budgeting and forecasting processes
• Produce and maintain monthly KPI and performance reporting
• Support variance analysis against budgets and forecasts
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis and reporting as required

Day-to-Day Duties

• Posting financial transactions including cash and revenue-related entries
• Preparing and posting journals
• Monitoring customer receipts, outstanding balances, and retention schedules
• Supporting month-end close processes and reporting timelines
• Collating and analysing operational and financial data

Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical and Excel skills
• Ideally have experience in construction (desirable)
• Good understanding of financial and commercial performance drivers including:
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to meet reporting deadlines
• Confident communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Experience working with large or complex datasets is beneficial

Qualifications

• Working towards or interested in studying a recognised accounting qualification (e.g. AAT / ACCA / CIMA)

Desirable Experience

• Experience within project-based, contracting, or operationally focused environments
• Experience working with evolving or unstructured financial data

Personal Attributes

• Detail-oriented and conscientious
• Professional and reliable
• Strong analytical mindset
• Collaborative and able to build effective working relationships

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*Please only apply to the role if you have relevant experience and I can confirm this role does not offer sponsorhip*

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