Assistant Accountant

Trial Balance Consulting; Penryn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent accounting firm in Penryn is looking for an Assistant Accountant to support month-end duties and management reporting. Ideal candidates will be AAT qualified or possess similar experience in financial and management accounting. Strong Excel skills are essential. The client offers a competitive salary ranging from £26k to £30k with benefits including study support, healthcare, and generous holiday entitlement. This is a full-time onsite role, with flexibility for 4 days a week for suitable candidates.

Benefits

Study support for active studiers

Healthcare

Generous holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• AAT qualified or equivalent experience in accounting.
• Strong knowledge of Excel and financial reporting.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month-end duties including sales reports.
• Prepare year-end statutory reports and monthly management accounts.
• Maintain ledgers and assist with payroll.

Skills

Excel (pivot tables, VLookups, complex formulas)

Financial accounting principles

Management accounting principles

IT skills

Education

AAT qualification or similar level of experience

Tools

Sage

Job description

Assistant Accountant - Penryn - £26-£30k

What’s on your wish list for your accountancy career? If a varied and challenging role with a great company working for a very supportive Manager hits the mark, this could be just the role for you…

Trial Balance has been assigned exclusively by a repeat client, a very successful manufacturing business based in Penryn, to source a high calibre Assistant Accountant to join their friendly accounting team. The role is full time onsite, however 4 days per week would be considered for suitable candidates.

Your duties in this broad ranging position will include assisting with month end duties to include sales reports, European VAT and Intrastat reporting and group reconciliations; management reporting, assisting with the preparation of year end statutory reports, monthly management accounts, ledger maintenance and payroll.

This role would suit an AAT qualified applicant or a candidate with a similar level of workplace gained experience. You should be able to demonstrate a decent working knowledge of Excel, to include pivot tables, VLookups and complex formulas. Additionally the successful candidate will need a broad skillset in financial and management accounting principles, along with a collaborative working style and strong IT skills, ideally to include Sage.

In exchange our client offers a competitive salary along with excellent benefits to include study support for active studiers, healthcare and a generous holiday entitlement.

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to join a firm on the up. Please contact Steve Roach for more information or apply quoting job reference SR10002.