Assistant Accountant

Distinct Recruitment; Leeds; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free on-site parking

Growth within PE-backed group

Job summary

Distinct Recruitment in Leeds is seeking an experienced, hands-on Assistant Accountant to run day-to-day finance for the site within a private equity-backed manufacturing group. You will be the only finance person on-site but sit within the broader group finance team, reporting to the Group Head of Finance and working closely with the site's Managing Director.

This role offers scope to grow within a growing acquisitive group, with responsibilities including accounts payable/receivable, bank

Qualifications

• Background in a similar Assistant Accountant or all-round accounts role, ideally SME or multi-site.
• Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
• Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail.
• Hands-on, proactive, and confident working independently.
• Keen to learn and progress as the business grows.
• Good time management across competing priorities.
• Able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Owning day-to-day finance operations for the site.
• Processing accounts payable and managing payments.
• Handling accounts receivable, invoicing and credit control.
• Completing bank reconciliations and other general ledger reconciliations.
• Processing payroll (liaising with an external provider where needed).
• Running month-end; accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
• Monitoring and forecasting cashflow needs.
• Supporting internal reporting to the Group Head of Finance.
• Assisting external advisors (auditors, tax) with information requests.
• Partnering with the site MD on day-to-day finance support.
• Contributing to wider group finance projects as the business grows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Independent working

Proactive

Communication with non-finance

Time management

Education

SME or multi-site experience

Tools

Sage 50

Xero

Excel

Job description

Assistant Accountant, Leeds - Full-time, permanent

About the business: A private equity-backed manufacturing group is growing its central finance function to support the wider operation and is looking to add an assistant accountant to it's team.

The role

An experienced, hands-on Assistant Accountant is needed to run day-to-day finance for the acquired site. You'll be the only finance person based on-site, but you'll sit within the broader group finance team, reporting into the Group Head of Finance and working closely with the site's Managing Director.

A strong opportunity for someone proactive and eager to build their career inside a growing, acquisitive group.

What you'll be doing

• Owning day-to-day finance operations for the site.
• Processing accounts payable and managing payments.
• Handling accounts receivable, invoicing and credit control.
• Completing bank reconciliations and other general ledger reconciliations.
• Processing payroll (liaising with an external provider where needed).
• Running month-end; accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
• Monitoring and forecasting cashflow needs.
• Supporting internal reporting to the Group Head of Finance.
• Assisting external advisors (auditors, tax) with information requests.
• Partnering with the site MD on day-to-day finance support.
• Contributing to wider group finance projects as the business grows.

What we're looking for

• Background in a similar Assistant Accountant or all-round accounts role, ideally SME or multi-site.
• Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
• Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail.
• Hands-on, proactive, and confident working independently.
• Keen to learn and progress as the business grows.
• Good time management across competing priorities.Able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

Skills & experience

• Experience with an accounting system (Sage 50 and/or Xero preferred).
• Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
• Solid grasp of core accounting principles.
• Payroll experience (direct or via a provider) an advantage.

What's on offer

• Salary up to £35,000, depending on experience.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company pension.
• Free on-site parking.
• Genuine scope to grow within a PE-backed, acquisitive group.