Assistant Accountant

Job Overview

NLB Solutions is working with a multi‑site business that is recruiting for a new Assistant Accountant to join the finance team following recent expansion. The business seeks an experienced assistant accountant who can take responsibility for reconciliations, trade processing, reporting, cash management, ad‑hoc analysis, management accounts support and year‑end audit participation.

The role will report to the Head of Finance, who will help the new candidate settle into the company and team. The position is office‑based, five days a week, with core hours of 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and some flexibility as required. The candidate will also support AP and credit control functions as needed.

The business offers a fast‑paced, dynamic environment with dedicated individuals eager to learn, grow and develop as the business expands.

• Review and process weekly trading information from sites.
• Ensure monies are received in the bank in a timely manner from all sources.
• Reconcile all joint‑venture events ensuring third parties are correctly accounted for.
• Compile weekly trading statistics.
• Query and escalated any trading anomalies to senior management.
• Provide wage % input.
• Highlight trading inefficiencies, overspends, abnormally high discounts/promotions, etc.
• Assist with the compilation of weekly payment proposals.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Ensure sites operate within their sign‑off limits.
• Ensure invoice requests are submitted along with signed contracts.
• Assist with payroll processing/reconciliations.
• Support Purchase Ledger.
• Support Credit Control.
• Support PRS submissions.

• Experienced with reconciliation, and assisting with year‑end and month‑end activities.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment.