Accounts Assistant

Trial Balance; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Study support

Job summary

Trial Balance in Exeter seeks an Accounts Assistant to join a growing professional services business. The role involves end-to-end accounting support, including management accounts, invoicing and statutory work, with strong focus on commercial awareness and IT aptitude.

The successful candidate will typically have 12–18 months in a similar role and may be studying ACA/ACCA/CIMA. The company offers a hybrid working arrangement and long-term career progression within the UK.

Qualifications

• End-to-end accounting experience including management accounts, invoicing and statutory accounting.
• Strong communication skills and commercial awareness are essential.
• Good IT skills and ability to work with reporting standards.

Responsibilities

• Assist with management accounts and financial reporting.
• Process supplier invoices and expense claims.
• Support statutory accounting processes and year-end activities.
• Assist the senior finance team with day-to-day tasks.

Skills

End-to-end accounting

Communication skills

IT aptitude

Commercial awareness

Education

ACA/ACCA/CIMA

Job description

Finance recruitment in the southwest is in a surprisingly tough place at the moment. The demand for switched on, experienced and above all motivated accounting staff currently outstrips the supply. Many candidates want to move but are grappling with the prospect of compromising job security.

Our client understands the difficulty and they're going out of their way to attract a suitable candidate. Who are they? One of Exeter's most prestigious professional services businesses. A highly successful, very rapidly growing business with a global reach and infinite career potential. What are they prepared to do to attract the right people? They'll offer remuneration and benefits that exceed the Exeter average. They'll offer professional study support to those that have already commenced their studies or to graduates. They'll offer a blended approach to office and home-based working. They'll support CPD and comprehensive L&D. But most importantly, they're a business that can offer a genuinely long term, interesting career where ongoing development is open to those who want it, within the UK or potentially beyond.

They're on the lookout for an Accounts Assistant but they will only consider a candidate that will quickly outgrow the role. They're looking for somebody with a decent understanding of end-to-end accounting (assisting with management accounts, processing invoices, statutory accounting, assisting the senior finance team etc.), and they'd like a candidate with at least 12-18 months experience in a similar role. They will also very happily consider a candidate wanting to leave practice and join a commercial business, particularly if they've already commenced studies (ACA/ACCA/CIMA). But it's not just technical ability that they're focussed on. They're big on personal qualities and the successful candidate will need commercial awareness, experience of reporting standards and strong IT aptitude, as well as exceptional communication skills. Last but not least, a strong desire for career progression with a dynamic, "let's solve this" attitude will be clincher.

The role is permanent, full time, and the company offers a hybrid working arrangement so the successful candidate will have the opportunity of working from the business HQ in central Exeter and remote (details to be confirmed).