Accounts Assistant - Grangemouth

Gulf Agency Company; Grangemouth; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Vitality at Work Scheme

Company pension

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Enhanced maternity and paternity

Mental Health support

Job summary

The Gulf Agency Company in Grangemouth is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the finance function through core accounting and administrative tasks. You'll manage inquiries, assist in financial statements preparation, and perform reconciliations.

As part of a committed team, you will enjoy numerous benefits including 38 days of annual leave, pension, and a supportive work culture that emphasizes diversity and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines with strong time management skills.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong competency in Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge and experience of journal posting (including debits and credits).
• Confidence communicating with non-finance colleagues across the business.

Responsibilities

• Support the finance function across core accounting and administrative duties.
• Manage the department mailbox and respond to queries.
• Assist with monthly financial statements preparation.
• Post journals and support ledger reviews.
• Calculate and post monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare balance sheet and bank reconciliations.
• Support the UK statutory reporting process.
• Analyse and post credit card and cash expenses.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Experience with journal posting

Team collaboration

Tools

Excel

Word

Outlook

Job description

Could you be the person we are looking for to join us as our new Accounts Assistant in Grangemouth?

We want to hear from you.

What would your day at GAC look like?

You will support the finance function across a range of core accounting and administrative duties, including:

• Managing the department mailbox and responding to queries from internal and external queries
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly financial statements
• Posting journals and supporting ledger reviews
• Calculating and posting monthly accruals and prepayments
• Preparing balance sheet and bank reconciliations
• Supporting the UK statutory reporting process
• Analysing and posting credit card and cash expenses
• Setting up bank payments for authorisation
• Contributing to ad hoc project work and continuous improvement initiatives

Business Analysis:

• Providing analytical insights to support business decision-making and identify areas for improvement
• Producing and presenting regular management information reports
• Supporting budget tracking and performance analysis

Job requirements

What are we looking for?

Proven ability to work to tight deadlines with strong time management skills

Excellent communication and organisational skills

High attention to detail and accuracy

Strong competency in Excel, Word and Outlook

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Knowledge and experience of journal posting (including debits and credits)

Confidence communicating with non-finance colleagues across the business

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to become part of the global GAC team which has been providing professional shipping, logistics and marine services since 1956. Everything we do is guided by the GAC Spirit, built on mutual loyalty between management and staff, and a belief in the value of our people as individuals - not just for the jobs they do.

With more than 7,500 colleagues in 300 strategically located offices in more than 50 countries around the world, we focus on quality, safety and sustainability with a human touch. Emphasising a long-term approach, innovation and ethics, our flexible and integrated portfolios are designed to work within and support our customers’ operations.

As our Accounts Assistant in Grangemouth, you will have the opportunity to work as part of a team who apply the highest standard of customer services to everything we do and aim to be industry leaders within all the sectors we serve.

GAC UK gives you the opportunity to work for an employer who is committed to offering all our staff an enjoyable and rewarding career, with significant training and development prospects.

• 38 days’ annual leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays) plus a day off on your birthday
• Access to Vitality at Work Scheme
• Company pension
• Life assurance
• Employee assistance programme
• Enhanced maternity and paternity benefits

In 2021, we launched our ten-year sustainability programme – MARS30. We are committed to “growing long term customer relationships across multiple products, whilst significantly reducing our environmental impact, improving the well‑being of our people, and influencing our stakeholders to do the same.” We will accomplish our by mission by completing objectives aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

At GAC UK, who you are is just as important as what you do. The GAC Spirit reflects our culture across the company, emphasising loyalty and understanding between management and staff. We recognise that people’s lives extend far beyond their jobs. By promoting a healthy combination of work and play we achieve a happier workforce, delivering service excellence. We have a team of Mental Health First Aiders across the UK and a Wellbeing Working Group who meet monthly and regularly launch new internal wellbeing initiatives.

We’re passionate about diversity and inclusion, and we received Maritime UK Diversity in Maritime Charter Status in 2021, reflecting our commitment to taking real steps to improve diversity in our organisation.

In January 2026, Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) became our official Charity of the Year. Throughout the year, we will be raising funds to support CALM’s life‑saving suicide prevention helpline.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you.