Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Shrewsbury
Temporary – Permanent
Monday – Friday – 8.30 – 17.00 with half hour lunch
Salary – £30,000 – £37,000 per annum (D.O.E.)

Our Shrewsbury-based client has a vacancy for an Assistant Accountant on a temporary – permanent basis. Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will play a key role within the finance team. Acting as the technical lead for day-to-day accounting operations, you will go beyond routine data entry and take full responsibility for the trial balance, cash and bank processes, and month‑end close.

Positioned between the Sales & Purchase Ledger Clerk and the Financial Controller, you will ensure that transactional data is not only accurate but also developed into valuable financial insight.

• Month‑End Preparation:
  Lead the month‑end closing process, ensuring all ledgers are closed and providing the Financial Controller and external accountants with a clean, reconciled trial balance.
• Bank & Cash Management:
  Take full accountability for daily bank reconciliations across all accounts and manage the company’s cash flow positioning.
• Payment Oversight:
  Manage and authorise payment runs, ensuring supplier payments are optimised and aligned with cash flow requirements.
• Financial Accuracy:
  Review the work of the Ledger Clerk to ensure accurate coding, VAT treatment, and compliance.
• Balance Sheet Control:
  Perform regular reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts, including accruals, prepayments, and intercompany transactions.
• Process Improvement:
  Work alongside the Financial Controller to modernise workflows and improve the efficiency of our SAGE 50 system.

You will have 3‑5 years’ experience in a Senior Bookkeeping or Assistant Accountant role, ideally within construction, manufacturing, or contracting. Strong Sage 50 knowledge and an understanding of WIP, along with the ability to manage accounts through to trial balance (AAT Level 4 preferred).

You will be confident using Excel for analysis and reporting, detail‑focused, and able to meet deadlines in a fast‑paced environment, with a proactive, hands‑on approach.

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier‑free recruitment process and are willing to make reasonable accessibility adjustments as required.

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