Accounts Assistant

Aldwych Consulting Ltd; West End; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel expenses

Phone allowance

25 days annual leave

Private medical insurance

Death in service

Pension scheme

Hours: 8:00-17:00, Monday-Friday

Office-based with occasional home work

Job summary

Aldwych Consulting Ltd is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in Holborn, London. The role offers exposure to management accounts, project accounting and cashflow within a construction environment.

The ideal candidate has hands-on accounts experience, strong Excel skills and a proactive approach. Full-time, Monday–Friday, with an office-based role and occasional home working where appropriate.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant or similar role.
• Experience in construction, property, contracting or project-based environments is desirable.
• Understanding of month-end processes and reconciliations.
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger, invoicing and payment processes.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with financial data and reports.
• Excellent attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Good communication with finance and operations teams.
• Proactive and able to meet deadlines; take ownership of workload.
• Experience with Sage 50 or Construct Cloud is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Support the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Assist with month-end accounting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Prepare and maintain balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations.
• Support weekly cashflow reporting and forecasting.
• Assist with project accounting and job-cost reporting with Commercial and Construction teams.
• Raise and process sales invoices across construction projects.
• Process supplier and subcontractor invoices and assist with payment runs.
• Liaise with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams to resolve finance queries.
• Assist with payroll and staff expense journals.
• Maintain accurate financial records across multiple entities.
• Support broader finance administration and reporting.
• Assist with Excel-based reporting and process improvements.
• Ensure deadlines are met and information is accurate.

Skills

Accounts experience

Construction industry experience

Excel proficiency

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Sage 50

Construct Cloud

Job description

Accounts Assistant
Holborn, London | Up to £45,000 + Benefits | Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm

Accounts Assistant - Construction - Holborn - Up to £45,000 + Benefits

A growing and well-established construction main contractor is looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its busy finance team based in Holborn, London.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant looking to develop their career within a construction environment and gain broader exposure across management accounts, project accounting, cashflow, reconciliations and financial reporting.

You will work closely with the Financial Controller and Assistant Financial Controller, supporting the day-to-day finance function and helping ensure accurate and timely financial information across the business.

The Role

As an Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and financial reports.
• Assisting with month-end accounting, including journals, accruals, prepayments and reconciliations.
• Preparing and maintaining balance sheet and intercompany reconciliations.
• Supporting weekly cashflow reporting and forecasting.
• Assisting with project accounting and job-cost reporting, working closely with Commercial and Construction teams.
• Raising and processing sales invoices across construction projects.
• Processing supplier and subcontractor invoices and assisting with payment runs.
• Liaising with suppliers, subcontractors and internal teams to resolve finance queries.
• Assisting with payroll and staff expense journals.
• Maintaining accurate financial records across multiple entities.
• Supporting the Financial Controller and Assistant Financial Controller with wider finance administration and reporting.
• Assisting with Excel-based reporting and process improvements.
• Ensuring finance deadlines are met and information is accurate and up to date.

About You

The ideal candidate will have a solid practical accounts background and be looking to develop within a broader finance role.
You will ideally have:

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant or similar.
• Experience within construction, property, contracting or another project-based environment is highly desirable.
• Good understanding of month-end processes and reconciliations.
• Experience across purchase ledger, sales ledger, invoicing and payment processes.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data and reports.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Good communication skills, with the confidence to liaise with both finance and operational teams.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage deadlines and take ownership of your workload.
• Experience with Sage 50, Construct Cloud or similar finance/project accounting systems would be advantageous.

You do not need to be fully qualified. The key requirement is strong hands-on accounts experience, a good understanding of financial processes and the ambition to progress within a growing construction business.

Salary & Benefits

• Up to £45,000, depending on experience.
• Travel expenses covered.
• Phone allowance.
• 25 days' annual leave + Bank Holidays.
• Annual leave increases by 1 day per year after 2 years' service, up to a maximum of 30 days.
• Private Medical Insurance.
• Death in Service benefit.
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme.
• Full-time, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm.
• Based from the company's Holborn office.
• Flexible approach to occasional home working where required for appointments, childcare or personal commitments, although the company prefers a collaborative, office-based working environment.

Why Apply?

This is more than a purely transactional Accounts Assistant position. You will gain genuine exposure to the wider financial and commercial side of a successful construction business, working alongside senior members of the finance team.

The role offers the opportunity to develop experience across:

Management Accounts | Project Accounting | Job Costing | Cashflow | Month End | Reconciliations | Invoicing | Commercial Finance

If you're an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for a broader role, increased responsibility and genuine long-term progression, we'd be keen to hear from you.

Aldwych Consulting 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 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.

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