Accounts Assistant - 12 month FTC

Fisher German; Ashby-de-la-Zouch; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Fisher German as an Accounts Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract, focusing on financial management for a rural portfolio in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. The role combines meticulous account management with client interactions, offering a hybrid working model. You'll enjoy comprehensive benefits, including holidays and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Generous holiday scheme

Enhanced parental leave

24/7 mental health & wellbeing service

Volunteering leave

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant, or Assistant Accountant.
• Working knowledge of Propman (training provided).
• Confidence to interact with clients and third parties.

Responsibilities

• Recording of transactions and bank reconciliations.
• Preparation of reports and filing of VAT returns.
• Liaising with clients and suppliers.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Time management

Tools

Propman

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Accounts Assistant - 12 month FTC, Ashby

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Client:

Fisher German

Location:

Ashby, United Kingdom

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Other

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EU work permit required:

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Posted:

29.05.2025

Expiry Date:

13.07.2025

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The Team & Focus of the Role

At Fisher German our people and clients are at the heart of what we do. This is a unique opportunity for you to join a leading Rural Client Accounts team in a role where the focus will be the financial management of a portfolio of rural clients and the properties held within their portfolios.

This will include responsibility for specific ledger balances and associated financial transactions, reporting the financial data directly to the client with commentary and supporting documentation. This role will suit you if you really enjoy building relationship and liaising with external clients & internal clients such as asset managers and property managers. Equally important is having a drive for exceptionally high attention to detail and previous experience of managing accounts and keeping financial records up to date as much as possible.

This is a full-time role (37.5) for 12 months and will be based from our Ashby de la Zouch office, we do operate a hybrid working policy however this individual will need to travel to the office on a regular basis so unfortunately we cannot consider remote working.

In return, beyond your base salary you will be included in:

• A discretionary bonus scheme
• A generous holiday scheme which commences at 25 days with a sliding scale up to 30 days plus your birthday off and two extra half days allocated for Christmas Eve & New Years Eve
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave
• An online money saving portal and access to a 24/7 mental health & wellbeing service.
• Volunteering Leave equating to 2 days per year (pro rata if you’re part-time)

Duties will include:

• Recording of transactions
• Bank reconciliations
• Ensure accurate & timely processing of payments, amounts & records
• Liaise with third party providers, clients and suppliers
• Preparation of reports
• Filing of VAT returns
• Reconciliation of supplier accounts

The successful candidate will have...

• Working knowledge of Propman (desired, not essential as full training will be provided)
• An understanding of Property and Rural Accounting (desirable)
• Previous accounts experience as a Bookkeeper, Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant
• Good written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to interact and deal with surveyors/clients/third Parties
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise, with excellent time management skill
• Strong attention to detail, be diligent and precise in how you deliver work
• Able to work autonomously and as part of a team

Why Fisher German?

We’ve been around for a while, but it doesn’t mean we are behind the times! Across our office network we offer a hybrid working approach to help our colleagues design their working day to suit their diaries. Some days you might be in the office enjoying a collaborative team day, and other days might see you focussing on project work at home. Wherever you choose to work, you’ll be part of a social and digitally connected workforce with the chance to get involved in a variety of activities, like sports events, pop-up bars, BBQs, CPD days, live leadership updates on Zoom, picnics in the park and lots more.

What’s not to love? We work hard but we also have lots of fun! If that sounds like something you would enjoy, then please get in touch.

We have a history going back as far as 1830 but have been Fisher German since 2000. We operate UK wide advising and managing a range of client portfolios with national visibility across all the 6-property market sectors; rural, commercial, development, residential, infrastructure services and sustainable energy.

Bring Yourself to Work

It’s simple really, we are passionate about what we do, and we want you to be driven to succeed with us. For this to happen, you need to feel supported and included which is why we’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer.