Assistant Accountant

SF Partners; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join its finance team. This hands-on role offers exposure across the wider finance function and is a great opportunity to continue developing accounting experience and progress your career.

The role is full-time, office-based from 8:00am to 4:30pm, with 28 days holiday and clear progression opportunities within the business.

Qualifications

• Good all-round accounting and finance experience.
• Comprehensive understanding of double-entry bookkeeping.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Confident completing reconciliations and investigating discrepancies.
• Organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Keen to develop your accounting knowledge and take on additional responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining and reconciling the fixed asset register and preparing monthly depreciation journals.
• Preparing monthly prepayments and accruals schedules.
• Posting payments and completing bank and cash reconciliations.
• Posting overhead invoices and reconciling supplier statements.
• Investigating and resolving supplier account discrepancies.
• Supporting accounts receivable, including reconciliations and discrepancies.
• Collating monthly credit card expenses and processing weekly expense claims.
• Assisting the Credit Controller where required.
• Analysing accounts and providing additional finance support as needed.
• Assisting with general administration across the wider business.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Excel

Reconciliations

Attention to detail

Organisation

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Accountant

Salary: Up to £35,000

Hours: Full-time, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Working Pattern: Fully office based

Holiday: 28 days including bank holidays

Progression: Opportunities to develop and progress within the business

We are currently recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a business and become a key part of their finance team. This is a varied, hands‑on role offering exposure across the wider finance function and would be a great opportunity for someone looking to continue developing their accounting experience and progress their career.

The Role

• Working as part of the finance team, you will support across a broad range of accounting duties, including:
• Maintaining and reconciling the fixed asset register and preparing monthly depreciation journals
• Preparing monthly prepayments and accruals schedules
• Posting payments and completing bank and cash reconciliations
• Posting overhead invoices and reconciling supplier statements
• Investigating and resolving supplier account discrepancies
• Supporting accounts receivable, including reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Collating monthly credit card expenses and processing weekly expense claims
• Assisting the Credit Controller where required
• Analysing accounts and providing additional finance support when required
• Supporting with general administration across the wider business

About You

• Good all-round accounting and finance experience
• Comprehensive understanding of double-entry bookkeeping
• Strong Excel skills
• Confident completing reconciliations and investigating discrepancies
• Organised with excellent attention to detail
• Keen to develop your accounting knowledge and take on additional responsibility
• Looking for a role offering longer‑term progression and development

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking for a varied Assistant Accountant position where they can build on their existing experience, gain broader exposure and progress within the business