Assistant Accountant

Confidential; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 49,594,000 - 66,125,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Peterborough seeks a Temporary Assistant Accountant to support the finance team on an initial 1-3 month assignment. The role covers transactional finance and month-end tasks, with the ability to investigate entries and correct discrepancies.

You'll handle AP/AR, process transactions, perform reconciliations, post journals, accruals and prepayments, and assist with month-end. Strong Excel and accounting systems experience, plus the ability to work independently, are essential.

Qualifications

• Has practical accounting experience in a hands-on finance role.
• Familiar with AP and AR processes.
• Experience with reconciliations, journals and month-end tasks.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities; able to investigate discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Process and review financial transactions.
• Conduct bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Investigate unusual or incorrect account entries and determine root causes.
• Correct discrepancies and ensure accuracy of records.
• Post journals, accruals and prepayments.
• Support month-end processes.
• Review data and accounts for inconsistencies.
• Provide general finance support as required.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Journal Entries

Month-End Processes

Excel

Analytical Skills

Independent Working

Tools

Accounting Software

Job description

I'm looking for a Temporary Assistant Accountant to provide additional support to my client's finance team for an initial 1-3 month assignment.

This is a broad role requiring someone comfortable with both transactional finance and month-end accounting, alongside the ability to investigate account entries, identify discrepancies and make corrections where needed.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Processing and reviewing financial transactions
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating unusual or incorrect account entries and identifying the root cause
• Correcting discrepancies and ensuring accounting records are accurate
• Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
• Supporting month-end processes
• Reviewing data and accounts to identify inconsistencies
• Providing general finance support wherever required

About you

We're looking for someone with a broad, practical accounting background who can hit the ground running.

You'll ideally have:

• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar hands-on finance role
• Good working knowledge of both AP and AR
• Practical experience of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills - you'll be comfortable "unpicking" transactions and investigating where something doesn't look right
• The confidence to work independently and use your own initiative
• Good Excel and accounting systems experience
• Availability to start at short notice

This role is fully site-based in Peterborough, working full-time hours, and is expected to last between 1 and 3 months.

Pay rate: up to £20.00 per hour, depending on experience.

If you're immediately available and looking for a varied temporary finance assignment where you can really get stuck in, we'd love to hear from you.