Assistant Accountant

Recruit 121 (Finance, Technology & Executive); Hengoed; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Early finish on Fridays

Job summary

Recruit 121 is seeking an Assistant Accountant to join our global finance team on a hybrid basis (3 days in the office, 2 days at home). The role focuses on intercompany transactions, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analysis and audit support within a collaborative environment.

You'll contribute to month-end close, prepare journals and accruals, and ensure audit readiness across international entities while maintaining strong internal controls and reporting accuracy.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar finance role.
• Strong reconciliation skills, including intercompany accounting.
• Good understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet accounting.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits, including preparing schedules.

Responsibilities

• Manage and reconcile intercompany balances and transactions across international entities.
• Investigate and resolve intercompany discrepancies with finance colleagues.
• Prepare and review balance sheet reconciliations and resolve outstanding items.
• Analyse financial data, investigate variances and provide commentary.
• Support month-end close with journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Assist audits by preparing schedules, reconciliations and documentation.
• Respond to audit queries and liaise with auditors to ensure timely resolution.

Skills

Intercompany accounting

Reconciliation

Analytical skills

Education

AAT qualification or studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA

Tools

Excel

SAP

BlackLine

Job description

Global Organisation | Hybrid Working (3 Days Office / 2 Days Home)

Are you an analytical and detail-oriented finance professional who enjoys getting into the numbers, investigating discrepancies and making sure everything balances?

We're recruiting an Assistant Accountant to join the finance team of a highly successful, well-established global organisation operating across multiple international markets.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain exposure to international accounting, with a particular focus on intercompany transactions, balance sheet reconciliations, financial analysis and audit support, within a collaborative and supportive finance team.

The Role

Working within a busy international finance function, you'll play an important role in ensuring the accuracy of financial information, investigating variances, supporting month-end reporting and ensuring audit readiness.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing and reconciling intercompany balances and transactions across international entities.
• Investigating and resolving intercompany discrepancies, working closely with finance colleagues across the business.
• Preparing and reviewing balance sheet reconciliations, identifying and resolving outstanding items.
• Analysing financial data, investigating variances and providing meaningful commentary.
• Supporting month-end close, including preparing and posting journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Supporting internal and external audits, preparing supporting schedules, reconciliations and documentation.
• Responding to audit queries, investigating findings and liaising with auditors to ensure timely resolution.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting compliance with internal controls, accounting policies and audit requirements.
• Identifying opportunities to improve reconciliation processes, reporting accuracy, audit readiness and financial controls.
• Assisting with fixed asset accounting, financial reporting and statutory requirements.
• Working collaboratively with international finance teams to ensure accurate and timely reporting.

About You

We're looking for someone who is naturally analytical, enjoys problem-solving and takes pride in producing accurate financial information.

Ideally, you'll bring:

• Previous experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar finance role.
• Strong reconciliation skills, ideally including intercompany accounting.
• A good understanding of month-end processes and balance sheet accounting.
• Experience supporting internal or external audits, including preparing schedules and responding to audit queries.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial systems.
• Experience using SAP, BlackLine or similar systems would be advantageous.
• AAT qualification or studying towards ACCA/CIMA/ACA would be welcomed.
• A proactive, organised approach and excellent attention to detail.

What's on Offer?

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 days from home.
• Early finish every Friday.
• The opportunity to join a major international business with an established global presence.
• Exposure to international accounting, complex intercompany transactions and audit processes.
• A supportive, collaborative finance team.
• Opportunities to develop your technical accounting skills and progress your career.
• A varied role where your analytical skills and attention to detail will make a real difference.

Interested?

If you're an Assistant Accountant who enjoys reconciliations, investigating the numbers and working within an international business, we'd love to hear from you.