Accounts Assistant

Trace – Expert Accountancy Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment firm in the United Kingdom seeks an ambitious Assistant Accountant to join the finance team on a hybrid basis. The ideal candidate will handle bank reconciliations, manage ledgers, and support audit preparations. Attention to detail and strong Excel skills are essential. This is a great opportunity for those looking to advance their career in finance.

Qualifications

• At least 1–3 years’ experience in a finance support or accounting assistant role.
• Strong bank reconciliation experience and attention to transactional detail.
• Good working knowledge of Excel (including pivot tables, filters, and lookups).

Responsibilities

• Take full ownership of bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Manage debtors and creditors, resolving discrepancies and maintaining clean ledgers.
• Support month-end and audit preparation, including producing journals and clear documentation.

Skills

Bank reconciliation experience

Attention to detail

Good knowledge of Excel

Organised

Communicative

Tools

Dynamics 365

Job description

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Relationship lead accountancy and finance recruitment expert servicing Consumer and Technology industries

A well-established business with a growing finance function is looking for a capable, ambitious Assistant Accountant to join their team on a hybrid basis from their Hertfordshire location.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to build their career in finance, take on more responsibility over time, and contribute to wider systems and process improvements.

You’ll be joining a finance team led by a senior leader who’s passionate about mentoring and helping individuals play to their strengths.

We will be reviewing CVs throughout the process so please apply as soon as you are able to.

What you’ll be doing:

• Taking full ownership of bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Managing debtors and creditors, resolving discrepancies and maintaining clean ledgers.
• Supporting month-end and audit preparation, including producing journals and clear documentation.
• Assisting with revenue recognition and deferred income calculations (weekly and monthly).
• Handling employee expenses and credit card reconciliations with a keen eye for detail.
• Contributing to supplier onboarding, invoice queries, coding, and payment run support.
• Playing a hands-on role in wider finance improvement projects

Must-haves:

• At least 1–3 years’ experience in a finance support or accounting assistant role.
• Strong bank reconciliation experience and attention to transactional detail.
• Good working knowledge of Excel (including pivot tables, filters, and lookups).
• Organised, communicative, and comfortable working to deadlines.

Nice-to-haves:

• Exposure to ERP systems (especially Dynamics 365).
• Experience working with foreign currency transactions.
• A second language is an advantage, but not essential.

**Our client is a Disability Confident Employer, and therefore will guarantee a first stage interview for all candidates with a disability that meet the minimum requirements for the role. If you feel comfortable disclosing this information, please let us know.

We are committed to ensuring the entire process is inclusive and accessible for all candidates that fit the minimum requirements for our role. As such, we encourage applications from under-represented groups in the accountancy sector. Please let us know if we can make any reasonable adjustments for you at any stage in the process.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Finance and Accounting/Auditing

• Industries

  Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, Warehousing and Storage, and Manufacturing

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