Assistant Financial Accountant: VAT & Compliance

Butler Rose Ltd; Callington; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to join their dedicated Financial Accounting & Tax team based in Callington, Cornwall. The role involves ensuring compliance with financial regulations, preparing VAT returns, and maintaining fixed asset registers. Ideal candidates will have a progressing AAT qualification, experience in finance teams, and proficiency in Excel. This position offers a supportive environment to grow your skills in financial accounting and tax while collaborating with various stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Progress towards or completion of an AAT qualification.
• Experience working in a finance team.
• Proficiency in Excel, with ERP system knowledge being a plus.
• A proactive attitude and an ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with the month-end timetable and ledger closures across accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, and general ledger.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Reconciling and forecasting intercompany balances.
• Managing and maintaining fixed asset registers, including creation, disposal, depreciation, and annual verification.
• Preparing GRNI and balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Assisting with financial accounting, tax tasks, and supporting wider improvement initiatives.

Skills

Proficiency in Excel

Collaboration

Customer Focus

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

ERP systems knowledge

Job description

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an Assistant Financial Accountant to join their dedicated Financial Accounting & Tax team based in Callington, Cornwall. The role involves ensuring compliance with financial regulations, preparing VAT returns, and maintaining fixed asset registers. Ideal candidates will have a progressing AAT qualification, experience in finance teams, and proficiency in Excel. This position offers a supportive environment to grow your skills in financial accounting and tax while collaborating with various stakeholders.