Assistant Accountant

Confidential; South Tyneside, North East; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Confidential in Gateshead is seeking an Assistant Accountant on a 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid working. The role supports finance across AP, credit control and management accounts to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.

You will prepare and post journals, accruals, prepayments, and other month-end adjustments, and help produce monthly management accounts and reporting. Strong attention to detail and experience with finance systems are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts payable and credit control in a busy finance environment.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and supporting month-end accounting activities.
• Ability to support management accounts and balance sheet analysis.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide finance support across accounts payable, credit control and management accounts activities to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals, prepayments and other month-end accounting adjustments.
• Assist with the production of monthly management accounts and month-end reporting requirements.
• Support balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis and maintenance of financial records.
• Process manual credit notes, journal entries and other finance transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain capital expenditure records and provide reporting support across the finance function.

Skills

Accounts payable

Credit control

General ledger

Month-end reporting

Journal posting

Job description

Assistant Accountant

Nigel Wright are currently supporting a Gateshead based organisation with their Assistant Accountant requirement. This role is initially 12 months fixed term, offering immediate stary and hybrid working.

The Role

• Provide finance support across accounts payable, credit control and management accounts activities to ensure smooth day-to-day operations.
• Prepare and post journals, accruals, prepayments and other month-end accounting adjustments.
• Assist with the production of monthly management accounts and month-end reporting requirements.
• Support balance sheet reconciliations, account analysis and maintenance of financial records.
• Process manual credit notes, journal entries and other finance transactions accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain capital expenditure records and provide reporting support across the finance function.

The Candidate

• Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant or Assistant Financial Accountant position.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable, credit control and general ledger processes within a busy finance environment.
• Experience preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and supporting month-end accounting activities.
• Confidence working across both transactional finance and management accounts support duties.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proficient user of finance systems