Assistant Accountant

Meraki Talent; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Strong benefits package

Hybrid working

Exposure to senior stakeholders

Job summary

Meraki Talent are supporting the appointment of a permanent, full-time Assistant Accountant in Edinburgh City Centre, offering hybrid working and a strong benefits package. This role combines month-end reporting, analysis of variances and commercial performance with transactional finance tasks.

You will collaborate with multiple departments and senior stakeholders to provide clear financial insight and robust controls, while developing more efficient processes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in month-end reporting and financial analysis.
• Ability to perform variance analysis and explain results clearly.
• Strong Excel skills and experience with finance systems.
• Comfortable communicating financial information to non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Delivering month-end reporting and regular revenue analysis.
• Reviewing performance against budgets and forecasts, investigating variances and providing commentary.
• Analyzing KPIs, pricing and costs to identify improvement opportunities.
• Supporting financial planning with departmental stakeholders.
• Handling transactional finance activities including invoicing, allocations and AR.
• Developing reports and improving financial processes, controls and systems.

Skills

Month-end reporting

Variance analysis

Financial analysis

Excel

Finance systems

Communication

Tools

Finance systems

Job description

Meraki Talent are supporting the appointment of a permanent, full-time Assistant Accountant in Edinburgh City Centre, offering hybrid working, a strong benefits package and a salary of £40,000–£45,000.

The Opportunity

Join a well-established organisation with a broad range of commercial activities. Finance works closely with colleagues across the business, providing clear reporting and practical insight to support performance and day-to-day decisions.

The Role

This position combines financial analysis, month-end reporting and transactional finance. You'll support several commercial and operational departments, helping them understand their financial performance while maintaining accurate financial records.

Key responsibilities include:

• Delivering month-end reporting and regular revenue analysis
• Reviewing performance against budgets and forecasts, investigating variances and providing clear commentary
• Analysing commercial KPIs, pricing and costs to identify opportunities for improvement
• Working with departmental stakeholders to support financial planning and operational decisions
• Handling transactional finance activities, including customer invoicing, payment allocation, collections and accounts receivable
• Developing reports and improving financial processes, controls and systems

Why Join

• Salary of £40,000–£45,000
• Edinburgh City Centre location
• Strong wider benefits package
• Support from an experienced leadership team and exposure to senior stakeholders

What You'll Bring

• Proven experience in month-end reporting, variance analysis and financial analysis
• Willingness to undertake transactional finance alongside analytical responsibilities
• Similar experience, relevant transferable skills or a qualified-by-experience background
• Strong Excel and finance systems skills
• Confidence explaining financial information to non-finance colleagues
• This role is aimed at experienced finance professionals who are not studying or planning to pursue an accountancy qualification. It is not suited to part-qualified candidates or those seeking a study-supported development role.