Assistant Accountant

Confidential; Manchester, Salford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Private medical insurance

Paid sabbatical after 5 years service

EV car scheme

Job summary

Whitaker Smith are working with a progressive services business based in Manchester to recruit an Assistant Accountant. The role is hybrid, based at Manchester Centre (4 days in the office, 1 day at home), and involves supporting the CFO and Finance Manager with financial reporting and month-end processes.

The ideal candidate will have an AAT qualification, strong Excel skills, VAT experience and experience in a professional corporate environment.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification is essential.
• VAT experience is essential.
• Audit/statutory accounts support is highly desirable.
• Experience in a professional/corporate environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparing, analysing and presenting financial information to the CFO and Finance Manager.
• Quarterly and monthly reporting, data analysis and reconciliations.
• Supporting preparation of statutory accounts and audit for all entities.
• Assisting with producing monthly management accounts and month-end pack for Directors.
• Reconciling cashbooks, processing expenses and reports, reconciling credit card statements.
• Overseeing accounts receivable and payable functions and duties.
• Monitoring accounts inbox and handling queries.
• Preparing payment runs and ad-hoc payments.
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns.
• Supporting Finance Manager and CFO with ad-hoc requests.

Skills

Strong Excel skills

Strong communication

VAT experience

Audit/statutory accounts support

Professional/corporate environment

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Excel

Job description

Assistant Accountant

Based: Manchester Centre (4 days office, 1 home)

Salary: up to £35k

• bonus
• private medical insurance
• paid sabbatical after 5 years service
• EV car scheme
• and much more

Whitaker Smith are exclusively working with an interesting and progressive services business based in the heart of Manchester. Their values underpin everything they do and with exciting plans to continue growing through 2026/2027 we are looking for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team. This role will report directly to the Finance Manager providing wider support to finance and stakeholders across the business

Role:

• Preparing, analysing and presenting financial information to the CFO and Finance Manager.
• Quarterly and monthly reporting, data analysis and reconciliations
• Supporting preparation of statutory accounts and audit for all business entities
• Assisting with producing monthly management accounts alongside the Finance Manager and the month end pack for Directors
• Reconciling company cashbooks, processing expenses & reports, reconciling credit card statements
• Overseeing both accounts receivable and payable functions and duties, obtaining internal approval when required
• Monitoring accounts inbox, dealing with queries in a timely manner
• Preparing payment runs and ad-hoc payment processing on request
• Preparing quarterly VAT returns
• Supporting Finance Manager and CFO with ad-hoc requests

Experience:

• AAT qualified essential
• Strong communication skills, able to communicate with senior directors well
• VAT experience essential
• Audit/statutory accounts support highly desirable
• Strong Excel skills (Lookups, pivots)
• Strong organisation skills and thriving in a fast paced environment
• Experience from a professional/corporate environment essential

In return you will get the opportunity to work in a high performing finance team in an exciting industry where no 2 days are the same.