Assistant Accountant

Are you an aspiring finance professional seeking to grow within a diverse and supportive environment? We are working with a group of standalone companies based in Southampton, operating across various sectors with combined revenues in the region of £30m to £40m.

Our client fosters a professional and developmental culture, offering opportunities for progression and training support.

This Assistant Accountant role provides a good mix of transactional duties and accounting support, ideal for someone keen to develop their skills within a friendly team. The position offers broad exposure to core finance functions and the chance to contribute to a growing organisation.

• Managing key transactional functions such as bank reconciliations and payroll inputting, supporting month‑end processes
• Maintaining the accounts receivable ledger and processing adhoc supplier payments
• Supporting debtor control activities to ensure timely collections
• Contributing to team efforts around financial reporting and process improvements, including involvement in weekly payment runs and manual processes

• Experience with in an SME finance environment, with the confidence to manage transactional finance duties and a proactive approach to work
• Part‑qualified or actively studying towards AAT, with a genuine interest in developing a finance career
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and clear communication skills
• Ability to adapt quickly and work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Good Excel skills, including the use of pivot tables and VLOOKUPs

• Salary dependent on experience
• Support for ongoing professional development, including study assistance
• Opportunities for career progression within the organisation
• Flexibility around occasional working from home arrangements
• Additional holiday entitlement and standard benefits package

CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and does not discriminate on any protected characteristics.