Assistant Financial Accountant

Refreshing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Refreshing is recruiting an Assistant Financial Accountant to join the finance team in London with a permanent contract and hybrid (SOHO). The role offers £40-45k and broad exposure across tax, treasury and month-end accounting.

You will support VAT and corporation tax compliance, withholding tax and US tax processes, cash flow forecasting and balance sheet reconciliations, reporting to the Financial Accountant. A strong Excel capability and two years of finance experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Two years of finance experience or more in a similar role.
• Practical exposure to tax compliance including VAT and corporation tax.

Responsibilities

• Support VAT, corporation tax and wider tax compliance.
• Work on withholding tax and US tax processes.
• Assist cash flow forecasting, FX and treasury activities.
• Prepare month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Assist with statutory reporting and year-end audit.
• Support P11Ds, PSA and R&D tax claims.

Skills

Financial accounting

Excel

Tax compliance

VAT

Education

ACCA or CIMA

Job description

Assistant Financial Accountant - MUSIC Industry

Part Qual

£40-45k Perm and Hybrid (SOHO)

I’m recruiting for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join the finance team of one of my clients.

Some hands-on tax experience is critical for this one.

You don’t need to be a tax specialist, but you will need practical experience supporting areas such as VAT, corporation tax or other tax compliance activities, alongside a good grounding in financial accounting.

It’s a broad role, working closely with the Financial Accountant and gaining exposure across tax, treasury, statutory reporting and month-end accounting.

The role will include:

• Supporting VAT, corporation tax and wider tax compliance
• Working on withholding tax and US tax processes
• Supporting cash flow forecasting, FX and treasury activities
• Preparing month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Assisting with statutory reporting and year-end audit
• Supporting areas including P11Ds, PSA and R&D tax claims

I’m looking for someone with at least two years’ finance experience, either within industry or through a combination of practice and industry. You’ll need strong financial accounting skills, good Excel capability and, importantly, some genuine exposure to tax compliance work.

If you’re working towards ACCA, CIMA or an equivalent qualification, that would be a bonus rather than a prerequisite. But if you are not, you must have practical expereince

This would suit someone who has built a solid base in finance and wants a role where they can develop much broader experience across financial accounting, tax and treasury.