Assistant Accountant

Overview

Sewell Wallis is working with a growing PE-backed business based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. An Assistant Accountant is being recruited to join a dynamic team. This is a progressive role offering an opportunity to work under an excellent mentor.

Salary: GBP 30,000 - GBP 40,000 per annum + hybrid working and study support.

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts, including journals, accruals, prepayments and supporting schedules.
• Prepare and maintain monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are accurate, supported and investigated where required.
• Assist with month-end close activities, ensuring deadlines are met and financial information is completed accurately.
• Maintain fixed asset records, including additions, disposals and depreciation postings where required.
• Prepare working papers and schedules to support internal review, external audit and year-end reporting.
• Work with operational teams to resolve finance queries and improve understanding of finance processes.
• Help ensure financial controls, authorisation procedures and company policies are followed consistently.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen controls and increase efficiency within the finance function.

• Previous experience in a finance or accounting role, ideally with exposure to month-end processes, reconciliations and transactional finance.
• Proactive and willing to investigate issues through to resolution.
• AAT qualified, part-qualified or studying towards AAT/ACCA/CIMA would be desirable.
• Strong Excel skills, including the ability to work with financial data, use formulas and present information clearly.
• Experience using finance systems such as Sage 50 Accounts would be advantageous.
• Experience with in multi-site or regulated environments would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to liaise professionally with finance and non-finance colleagues.
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to manage competing deadlines accurately and efficiently.

• Study Support
• 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays)
• Company pension

Please apply by sending your CV, quoting our reference and indicating which website you saw this position advertised on. If you have not heard back within seven days, your application may not have been successful. We recruit across accounting and finance roles at all levels, from Purchase Ledger to Financial Controller and above.