Assistant Accountant

Alexander Daniels Finance Recruitment; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Daniels Finance Recruitment is seeking an Assistant Accountant for a well-established distribution business in Leicestershire. You will support month-end activities, maintain accurate records, and gain exposure to a senior Finance Director’s commercial approach and leadership.

The role offers broad exposure across the finance function and a hands-on environment for developing technical accounting and commercial skills within a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• Experience posting journals including depreciation, accruals and prepayments.
• Understanding of inventory accounting and stock valuations.
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and trial balances.
• Knowledge of GNRI accruals and cost of goods sold accounting.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Processing accruals and prepayments.
• Posting inventory valuation journals.
• Cash applications and cash allocation activities.
• Basic bookkeeping duties.
• Managing GNRI accruals.
• Assisting with cost of goods sold calculations and postings.
• Running and reviewing trial balances.
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations.
• Sense-checking financial data and investigating discrepancies.
• Supporting month-end and year-end accounting processes.
• Assisting with ad hoc financial reporting and analysis.

Skills

Journal postings

Depreciation

Accruals

Prepayments

Inventory accounting

Balance sheet reconciliations

GNRI accruals

Cost of goods sold

Excel (formulas)

Data analysis

Job description

We're recruiting on behalf of a well-established and successful distribution business in Leicestershire. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Assistant Accountant who is looking to broaden their accounting experience and take on new challenges within a fast-paced commercial environment.

A particularly unique aspect of this opportunity is the chance to work within a finance function led by an exceptionally accomplished Finance Director. While this isn't a formal mentoring role, you'll gain invaluable exposure to their approach, commercial thinking and leadership, creating an outstanding learning environment for someone looking to accelerate their finance career.

The Role

Reporting into the finance team, the Assistant Accountant will play a key role in supporting month-end activities and maintaining accurate financial records. This position offers broad exposure across the finance function and would suit someone who enjoys problem-solving, taking ownership and developing their commercial and technical accounting skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Processing accruals and prepayments
• Posting inventory valuation journals
• Cash applications and cash allocation activities
• Basic bookkeeping duties
• Managing GNRI (Goods Not Received Invoice) accruals
• Assisting with cost of goods sold calculations and postings
• Running and reviewing trial balances
• Performing balance sheet reconciliations
• Sense-checking financial data and investigating discrepancies
• Supporting month-end and year-end accounting processes
• Assisting with ad hoc financial reporting and analysis

Essential Experience & Skills

• Previous experience in an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role
• Experience posting journals, including depreciation, accruals and prepayments
• Understanding of inventory accounting and stock valuations
• Experience with balance sheet reconciliations and trial balances
• Knowledge of GNRI accruals and cost of goods sold accounting
• Strong bookkeeping and transactional finance knowledge
• Strong Excel skills, including confidence working with formulas and working with data
• Excellent numerical accuracy and attention to detail

Personal Attributes

We're particularly interested in individuals who:

• Are looking for a challenge and want to continue developing professionally
• Have strong common sense and confidence when working with numbers
• Are natural problem-solvers who enjoy getting to the root cause of issues
• Adapt well to changing priorities and business requirements
• Take ownership and accountability for their work
• Are eager to learn and develop within a high-performing finance team
• Enjoy working within a collaborative team environment

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a successful and growing business
• Broad exposure across the finance function
• Genuine development and progression opportunities
• A varied and challenging role with real responsibility
• The opportunity to learn within a finance function led by one of the region's most highly regarded Finance Directors
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Why Apply?

This role would suit an ambitious finance professional who wants more than a standard Assistant Accountant position. If you're looking to expand your technical accounting knowledge, take on new challenges, and learn within a finance team led by an outstanding Finance Director, this represents an excellent opportunity to further your career in a successful distribution business.