Finance Officer

Brook Street; Brecon; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Brook Street's client in Brecon is seeking an Assistant Accountant/Finance Officer to provide hands-on support to the Financial Controller and collaborate across departments on financial matters.

This role suits a finance professional with 3+ years' experience, a methodical, accurate approach, and strong Excel/Office 365 skills. Responsibilities include VAT, asset, stock, prepayments, accruals, and year-end support, with routine interaction with external auditors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in a busy commercial finance environment.
• Practical working knowledge of cloud accounting software (Xero or similar).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office 365.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day accounting processes including invoices, reconciliations, and journal posting.
• Assist with VAT activities and ensuring filings are accurate.
• Contribute to fixed asset accounting and hire purchase/loan documentation.
• Support stock accounting and preparation for stock counts.
• Assist with prepayments, accruals, and deferred income schedules.
• Support credit control and payment processing.
• Contribute to month-end and year-end tasks and variance analysis.
• Work with external auditors/accountants as required.
• Support import/export accounting and compliance where applicable.

Skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Flexible in busy office

Education

Accounting Technician status or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Excel

Office 365

Job description

Our client is a growing, privately owned business in Brecon. They are seeking an Assistant Accountant/Finance Officer to provide hands-on support to the Financial Controller and collaborate with other departments on financial and business matters. This is a practical role for an experienced finance professional who values accuracy, process discipline, and a constructive, professional working style.

What you will be doing:

• Supporting day-to-day accounting processes, including sales and purchase invoice accounting, bank/cash reconciliations, and journal posting (one-off and recurring)
• Assisting with VAT-related activities, including required adjustments and ensuring filings are accurate and supported by appropriate records
• Contributing to fixed asset accounting (including disposals) and maintaining hire purchase and loan documentation
• Supporting stock accounting activities, including preparation for periodic stock counts
• Assisting with prepayments, accruals, and deferred income schedules
• Supporting customer-related processes, including credit control activities such as chasing outstanding payments and handling payment processing
• Contributing to month-end and year-end support, including investigating key variances and preparing information for accounts production
• Working with external auditors/accountants as required
• Supporting import/export accounting and compliance where applicable

What you will bring:

• 3+ years' experience in a busy commercial finance environment, with accounting technician status or qualification by experience
• Practical working knowledge of cloud accounting software (Xero or similar preferred) and strong Microsoft Office 365 skills (Excel in particular)
• A methodical and accurate approach, with flexibility in a busy office setting
• Clear communication skills, able to work openly and supportively with colleagues, customers, and suppliers while protecting business interests and working within policies