Assistant Accountant

The One Group; Alwalton; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The One Group is seeking a Temporary Assistant Accountant to support the client’s finance team on a 1-3 month assignment. The role covers transactional finance, month-end accounting, and investigating discrepancies.

Based in Peterborough, the site-based position offers a rate of up to £20 per hour and requires the ability to hit the ground running, with strong Excel and accounting system skills and availability to start at short notice.

Qualifications

• Broad, practical accounting background with hands-on experience in AP/AR.
• Experience with reconciliations, journals and month-end processes.
• Ability to investigate unusual or incorrect entries and identify root causes.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Process and review financial transactions.
• Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate discrepancies and correct accounting records.
• Post journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Support month-end processes and balance sheet checks.
• Review data for inconsistencies and ensure accuracy.
• Provide general finance support as required.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Independent working

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

I'm looking for a Temporary Assistant Accountant to provide additional support to my client's finance team for an initial 1-3 month assignment.

This is a broad role requiring someone comfortable with both transactional finance and month-end accounting, alongside the ability to investigate account entries, identify discrepancies and make corrections where needed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Processing and reviewing financial transactions
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating unusual or incorrect account entries and identifying the root cause
• Correcting discrepancies and ensuring accounting records are accurate
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Supporting month-end processes
• Reviewing data and accounts to identify inconsistencies
• Providing general finance support wherever required

About you

We're looking for someone with a broad, practical accounting background who can hit the ground running.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar hands-on finance role
• Good working knowledge of both AP and AR
• Practical experience of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - you'll be comfortable "unpicking" transactions and investigating where something doesn't look right
• The confidence to work independently and use your own initiative
• Good Excel and accounting systems experience
• Availability to start at short notice

This role is fully site-based in Peterborough, working full-time hours, and is expected to last between 1 and 3 months.

Pay rate: up to £20.00 per hour, depending on experience.

If you're immediately available and looking for a varied temporary finance assignment where you can really get stuck in, we'd love to hear from you.