Assistant Accountant

Job Description:

Are you looking for your next step in finance with a business that's growing rapidly and can offer genuine progression? This Assistant Accountant role in Coventry is a fantastic opportunity to join a facilities management business that is expanding across the UK. With on-site parking, hybrid working, and clear opportunities for development, this is a great chance to gain broad financial accounting exposure and move your career forward.

This position is initially being offered on a temporary basis, with a view to becoming permanent. You will be joining a supportive finance team where you'll play a key role in month-end, reconciliations, VAT returns, and audit preparation. This role is well-suited to someone with a strong transactional finance background who is ready to step up and gain wider experience. It's an excellent opportunity for someone who is immediately available or on a short notice period.

Key Responsibilities:

• Producing the 13-week cash flow forecast and managing daily bank reconciliations.
• Posting journals and updating cash flow variances.
• Month-end procedures, including accruals, prepayments, and recharge journals.
• Reviewing overheads and reporting on budget variances.
• Balance sheet reconciliations (a key focus of this role).
• Working capital reconciliations and updates on budgets.
• Preparing VAT returns.
• Assisting with audit processes.
• Supporting with general financial accounting tasks and ad hoc projects.

Candidate Attributes and Skills:

• Strong transactional finance background, including bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations, and journal posting.
• Having had experience in Accounts Payable or Receivable will give you a strong base knowledge to hit the ground running.
• Some exposure to cash flow is advantageous.
• Familiar with month-end processes and supporting variance analysis, ideally from shadowing people in the workplace or maybe from some form of studying (AAT, etc.)
• Eager to develop into more advanced accounting duties.
• Immediately available or available at short notice.

Benefits:

• Hybrid working pattern.
• On-site parking.
• Clear progression opportunities - potential to move into a Management Accountant role within a couple of years.
• Chance to join a growing, supportive team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a successful business, gain valuable accounting exposure, and develop your career.

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