Assistant Accountant

Accountable Recruitment Limited; Liverpool; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full study support for AAT/ACCA/CIMA

Company pension scheme

Private healthcare cash plan

Life assurance

Employee discounts and rewards

Job summary

Accountable Recruitment Limited is recruiting an ambitious Assistant Accountant in Liverpool. This role is ideal for someone studying towards an accounting qualification or seeking development in management accounting and commercial finance responsibilities.

You will work with a finance team on management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering to add real value. The position offers hybrid working from the Liverpool area and strong study support to help you progress toward

Qualifications

• Experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar role.
• Experience supporting or producing management accounts.
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data.
• Excellent communication and the ability to build relationships across the business.
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Produce weekly management accounts, KPIs and supporting analysis.
• Assist with monthly management accounts preparation.
• Analyse financial performance and investigate variances vs budgets/forecasts.
• Complete bank and cash reconciliations.
• Prepare payroll analysis and relevant journals.
• Manage accruals and prepayments.
• Produce balance sheet reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.
• Assist with year‑end audit requirements and liaise with auditors.
• Conduct internal audit reviews to strengthen financial controls.
• Prepare information for taxation calculations and reporting.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to provide meaningful financial insight.

Skills

Excel

Financial analysis

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

Accounting qualifications studying (AAT/ACCA/CIMA)

Job description

Liverpool | Hybrid Working | Study Support Provided

Looking for a role that will accelerate your accounting career?

Assistant Accountant

We're recruiting for an ambitious Assistant Accountant to join a growing and purpose-driven organisation based in Liverpool. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone studying towards an accounting qualification, or looking to continue their professional development, while gaining exposure to a broad range of management accounting and commercial finance responsibilities.

You'll work closely with an experienced finance team, gaining hands-on involvement in management accounts, budgeting, forecasting, analysis and business partnering activities. If you're looking for a position that offers genuine progression rather than simply processing transactions, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

This is a varied role that will give you exposure across multiple areas of finance, including:

• Producing weekly management accounts, KPIs and supporting analysis
• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts
• Analysing financial performance and investigating variances against budgets and forecasts
• Completing bank reconciliations and cash reconciliations
• Preparing payroll analysis and associated journals
• Managing accruals and prepayments
• Producing balance sheet reconciliations and resolving discrepancies
• Supporting annual budgeting and forecasting processes
• Assisting with year-end audit requirements and liaising with auditors
• Conducting internal audit reviews to strengthen financial controls
• Preparing supporting information for taxation calculations and reporting
• Working with stakeholders across the business to provide meaningful financial insight

About You

We're looking for someone who is motivated, eager to learn and keen to build a long-term career in finance.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant or similar role
• Experience supporting or producing management accounts
• Strong Excel skills and confidence working with financial data
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across the business
• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• The ability to work independently and manage competing deadlines

Qualifications

We welcome applications from candidates who are:

• Studying AAT, ACCA or CIMA or desire to study

This organisation is committed to investing in its people and helping finance professionals reach their full potential.

Benefits include:

• Full study support for AAT, ACCA or CIMA
• Clear career progression opportunities
• Ongoing coaching, mentoring and professional development
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare cash plan
• Life assurance
• Employee discounts and rewards platform
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee wellbeing and assistance programme
• Supportive and collaborative working environment