Assistant Financial Accountant

CMA CGM; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics provider is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant for their finance team in Ashby de la Zouch. This role involves managing daily cashbook activities and supporting balance sheet reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have experience in financial accounting, preferably in a fast-paced setting, and hold or be studying for an AAT qualification. The role offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility in working from both the office and home. You will be rewarded with competitive benefits including a holiday buy scheme and access to discounts for various services.

Benefits

Competitive annual leave

Pension and life assurance

Employee benefits platform with discounts

Qualifications

• Previous experience in financial accounting ideally within a fast-paced environment.
• Studying or holds an AAT qualification.
• Proven experience with bank reconciliation and posting journals.
• Proficient in IT, especially MS Excel.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Team player with strong working relationships.
• Excellent attention to detail and problem-solving mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assist with daily cashbook posting, payments, and receipts.
• Ensure accuracy of balance sheet accounts and reconcile balances.
• Manage staff expenses and prepare monthly payment runs.
• Complete and submit National Statistics surveys accurately.

Skills

Financial accounting experience

AAT qualification

Bank reconciliation

Proficient in MS Excel

Strong communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

JDE

Hermes

Cargowise

Job description

CEVA Logistics provides global supply chain solutions to connect people, products, and providers all around the world. Present in 170+ countries and with more than 110,000 employees spread over 1,500 sites, we are proud to be a Top 5 global 3PL.

We believe that our employees are the key to our success. We want to engage and empower our diverse, global team to co‑create value with our customers through our solutions in contract logistics and air, ocean, ground, and finished vehicle transport. That is why CEVA Logistics offers a dynamic and exceptional work environment that fosters personal growth, innovation, and continuous improvement.

DARE TO GROW! Join CEVA Logistics, and you will be part of a team that values imagination and continued learning and is committed to excellence in everything we do. Join us in our mission to shape the future of global logistics. As we continue growing at a fast pace, will you "Dare to Grow" with us?

YOUR ROLE

Our finance team based in Ashby de la Zouch has an exciting opportunity for a detailed focussed and highly organised Assistant Financial Accountant where you will assist in producing accounting information for management, group and legal reporting requirements.

This role will see you working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, and we are offering hybrid working where you will work 3 days in our office in Ashby de la Zouch and 2 days from home.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

As an Assistant Financial Accountant, you will assist the team with daily cashbook posting of payments, receipts and investigating open items, including unallocated cash. You will ensure accuracy and consistency of balance sheet accounts, verifying and matching balances with underlying records, including balance sheet reconciliation.

You will support with the management of staff expenses from administering and maintaining fuel cards and systems, preparing monthly expense payment runs to calculating and posting month end accruals.

In addition, you will also support the team with the completion and submission of the Office of National Statistics surveys as required ensuring accuracy and support the wider team with additional tasks and ad‑hoc projects.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

• Previous experience in financial accounting ideally within a high volume, fast‑paced environment.
• Studying or holds an AAT qualification.
• Proven experience with bank reconciliation and posting journals.
• Proficient in IT, experienced in using MS Excel.
• Strong communications skills, both written and verbal.
• Team Player with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• Excellent attention to detail with a natural problem‑solving mindset.

Desirable skills

• Currently studying ACCA, CIMA or ACA.
• Experienced in using employee expenses systems.
• Knowledge of JDE, Hermes, or Cargowise.
• Proven experience of working within a third‑party environment.

WHAT DO WE HAVE TO OFFER?

With a genuine culture of reward and recognition, we want our employees to grow, develop and be part of our journey. We offer a benefits package that includes competitive annual leave entitlement with a fantastic holiday buy scheme, pension and life assurance along with access to an employee benefits platform that offers discounts on gym memberships and money off vouchers for a diverse range of retail, travel and hospitality brands. There's no doubt that you will be compensated for your hard work and commitment so if you'd like to work for one of the top Logistics providers in the world then please do get in touch to find your next role.

ABOUT TOMORROW

We value your professional and personal growth. That's why we share plenty of career opportunities for you to thrive within CEVA. Join CEVA for a challenging career.

CEVA Logistics UK&I is committed to attracting, acquiring and retaining the best possible candidates in an equal and inclusive way that is consistent with employment legislation and best practice. We aim to select the best available person for every vacancy irrespective of age, disability, colour, race, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, political beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment and marital or civil partnership status.

Please note that candidates will be subject to the necessary right to work checks for the UK and Ireland.