Accounts Assistant

Randstad Construction & Property; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid / Flexible working

Full training provided

Excellent office environment

Internal progression opportunities

Job summary

Randstad Construction & Property is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Croydon with hybrid working options after probation. The role offers extensive training, progression opportunities, and a path to develop core accounting skills within a leading firm.

You will manage year-end tasks, balance sheet integrity, audits, and finance queries, contributing to accurate financial reporting in a supportive team.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a dedicated Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, or Assistant Accountant role.
• Solid knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and the full transactional accounting cycle.
• Experience with monthly and year-end procedures, including audit preparation.
• Proficiency in accounting/ERP software and advanced Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivots).
• Keen to learn and progress within accounting.
• Local to Croydon or within reasonable commuting distance.

Responsibilities

• Year-End Preparation: manage a defined portfolio of accounts and prepare documentation for external audit within deadlines.
• Journal Entries & Adjustments: handle year-end adjustments and ensure accurate ledger balances.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: regularly reconcile expenditure in the accounting system.
• Surplus/Deficit Calculations: compute final year-end balance and issue invoices/credit notes as needed.
• Audit Management: coordinate with external auditors and internal managers.
• Query Handling: resolve accounting questions from internal managers and third parties.
• Compliance Support: assist with key financial notices and documentation.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Excel advanced

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA study support

Tools

Sage

Xero

SAP

Oracle

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant - Croydon/Hybrid - Excellent benefits and Progression - 6 Months FTC

Are you a recent finance / accounting grad looking for work within a successful accounting function?

Are you looking for work in the Croydon area with a leading company?

Are you looking for an employer that can catalyst your accounting career?

Come and join an Award-Winning accounting Team! We are seeking a highly professional and motivated Accounts Assistant to be based in our clients modern UK accounting HQ in Croydon. They have been recognised as a "Great Place to Work UK" and are passionate about developing our employees.

This role offers unrivalled training and clear internal progression pathways, including generous financial study support (AAT, ACCA, CIMA). Working with genuinely supportive colleagues in a great office environment, you will take ownership of a critical part of the financial cycle, managing client accounts to the highest standards of accuracy and compliance. This is more than a job; it's a launchpad for your accounting career.

• Leading brand company voted "great places to work UK"
• Extensive training and progression
• Hybrid / Flexible working (after probation)
• Full training provided
• Excellent office environment / team
• Lots of internal progression opportunity

Duties Include:

• Year-End Preparation: Take responsibility for a defined portfolio of accounts, ensuring all necessary documentation is compiled for external audit within strict deadlines. This includes the accurate preparation of statutory accounts and associated tax affairs.
• Journal Entries & Adjustments: Process all end-of-year adjustments, including transfers for long-term reserve funds (sinking funds) and ensuring accurate ledger balances before final accounts are produced.
• Balance Sheet Integrity: Regularly reconcile expenditure within the accounting system
• Surplus/Deficit Calculations: Calculate and process the final year-end balancing amount (surplus or deficit) for specific funds, issuing corresponding invoices (demands) or credit notes as required.
• Audit Management: Act as a key point of contact, coordinating with external auditors and internal managers
• Query Handling: Efficiently manage and resolve accounting queries from internal managers and external third parties
• Compliance Support: Assist with the preparation and documentation of key financial notices

Experience needed:

• Proven experience in a dedicated Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, or Assistant Accountant role
• Solid knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and the full transnational accounting cycle (from invoice processing through to trial balance).
• Experience with monthly and year-end procedures, including preparing for audit, drafting journal adjustments, and performing balance sheet reconciliations (e.g., bank, accruals, prepayments).
• High level of proficiency in using standard accounting/ERP software (e.g., Sage, Xero, SAP, Oracle) and advanced Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables) for data analysis and reporting.
• Experience in a role requiring strict adherence to regulatory compliance and meeting tight deadlines for financial reporting or audit submission.
• Keen to learn new skills, develop and progress within accounting
• Local to the Croydon area or within a reasonable commuting distance

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.