Assistant Accountant

Salary/Rate:£30000 - £32000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Rothwell, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis are working on a newly created Assistant Accountant opportunity with our East Leeds based client; a successful business who are going through an exciting period of growth and change!

Whilst also incorporating transactional finance duties, the successful person will be gaining exposure to the full month end process and assisting the Management Accountant with additional projects.

This role would suit someone who is Part AAT Qualified, or working towards their ACCA or CIMA studies, who has experience working within transactional finance, and someone who has gained exposure to parts of the month end process - ideally accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations as a minimum.

What will you be doing?

  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Assisting with preparation for monthly management accounts and reviewing the trial balance.
  • Production and posting of journals.
  • VAT returns.
  • Purchase and sales ledger support when required.
  • Ad-hoc reporting to the Management Accountant.
  • Assisting with the year-end audit process.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Part or Qualified AAT or Part-Qualified CIMA or ACCA.
  • Self-motivated and able to work efficiently independently and as a team.
  • Keen to learn and develop.
  • Friendly, proactive and positive nature.
  • Good transactional finance experience.
  • Proven experience of helping with the month end process.

What's on offer?

  • Free parking.
  • Hybrid working.
  • The opportunity to work in a collaborative, friendly and supportive team.
  • Study support.
  • Career progression.

Send us your CV below, or contact Chloe Wilford for more information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.

Job ref: CW/5558Post Date: 29.01.25

Meet Our Recruiter

Chloe Wilford

Chloe Wilford

Associate Director | Part Qualified Finance

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