Assistant Accountant

Rutherford Briant Recruitment; Braintree; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic finance team. This role involves reconciling ledgers, preparing financial reports, and liaising with auditors while providing critical financial support within a professional services environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunity to work in a dynamic team

Flexible working

Qualifications

• Strong finance role experience, especially with reporting and reconciliations.
• Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with finance software.
• Experience with auditors and financial documentation.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile monthly retention and application debtors ledgers.
• Prepare GDC reports and individual engineer P&L summaries.
• Liaise with external auditors and deliver accurate financial reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data analysis

Reconciliation

Reporting

Credit control

Advanced Excel skills

Tools

Sage

SAP

Microsoft Dynamics NAV

SOS

Job description

Are you an organised and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant looking to join a supportive and fast-paced finance team? Do you take pride in keeping financial processes running smoothly and accurately?

We are excited to be working with a respected legal firm to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to support their busy Basildon office. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong transactional finance experience, especially within a professional services environment.

Responsibilities:

As an Accounts Assistant, you will...

• Reconcile monthly retention and application debtors ledgers.
• Lead monthly CVR reviews, collating and analysing cost data for director-level reporting.
• Prepare GDC reports by compiling timesheet and CRM data, producing individual engineer P&L summaries.
• Produce monthly Riggers P&L and steel price reviews.
• Generate technical timesheet reports and maintain regular cost tracking.
• Review external expenses and report findings to directors.
• Maintain a monthly energy utility tracker in support of the Health & Safety department.
• Support the SAS team in maintaining the applications and debtors report, including project cash recovery analysis.
• Conduct monthly WIP reviews and assist with final account reconciliations.
• Liaise with external auditors, providing required documentation and support.
• Deliver accurate ad hoc financial reports as requested.
• Undertake additional tasks as appropriate to the level and scope of the role.

Requirements:

As an Accounts Assistant, you will need...

• Strong experience in a finance role with exposure to reporting, reconciliations, and credit control.
• Excellent Excel skills and familiarity with CRM and finance software (e.g. Sage, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, SOS).
• Attention to detail, accuracy, and the ability to manage and analyse high volumes of financial data.
• Experience liaising with auditors and preparing financial documentation for review.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Benefits:

As ab Accounts Assistant , you will receive...

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic and supportive team.
• Exposure to project-based financial reporting and commercial operations.
• On-site facilities and flexible working (role dependent).