Graduate Accounts Assistant

iMultiply Resourcing; Bellshill; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing management services business in Bellshill is seeking a Graduate Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This role offers a structured development programme and a competitive package with market-leading benefits. The ideal candidate will hold a strong academic background in Accounting and Finance, with opportunities for professional exam support. Join a dynamic team where you can make a tangible impact in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Structured development programme

Competitive salary

Study support for ACCA

Flexible working model

Qualifications

• Highly ambitious graduate eager to complete professional exams.
• Strong academic background with attention to detail.
• Up to two years of accounting experience or relevant soft skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing and payment of purchase invoices.
• Maintaining purchase and sales ledgers.
• Managing treasury deposit arrangements.
• Assisting with quarterly VAT and CIS returns.

Skills

Proactive problem-solving

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Education

1st class Degree or Masters in Accounting and Finance

Tools

SUN accounting system

Job description

iMultiply is supporting a growing management services business in their search for a high-performing graduate to join their finance team as a Graduate Accounts Assistant based in Bellshill on a permanent basis.

The Company

A dynamic and expanding national business with a proven track record of developing and promoting from within. This highly successful and profitable organisation is committed to continuous improvement and professional growth. Joining this company is not just an outstanding first step in your career but could truly define your future trajectory in finance.

The Role

The Graduate Accounts Assistant will be part of a high-performing team providing support across all the group's business functions. This breadth of scope provides significant and ongoing opportunities to gain exposure to a wide variety of projects, business streams, and operational areas, which are seldom available in a role at this level. You will have the opportunity to make a tangible and valuable contribution while developing a well-rounded skill set in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Processing and payment of purchase invoices
• Maintenance of purchase ledger
• Managing relationships with suppliers
• Issuing invoices to customers
• Maintenance of sales ledger
• Credit control in relation to customer payments
• Maintenance of cash books and loan schedules
• Managing treasury deposit arrangements
• Processing of interest and capital loan repayments and other non-supplier payments where applicable
• Assisting in minute-taking at project board meetings
• Processing of Companies House documents
• Supporting the incorporation of financial data into ETBs
• Uploading accounting data into the SUN accounting system
• Assisting with accruals, prepayments, and other journals
• Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT and CIS returns
• Liaising with auditors to provide supporting information for year-end financial statements
• Ad hoc tasks as required

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be a highly ambitious and proactive graduate, with a 1st class Degree or Masters in Accounting and Finance, eager to complete their professional exams. You will have a strong academic background, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment. A natural problem-solver with excellent communication skills, you will be ready to take initiative and contribute to process improvements. Ideally, you will have up to two years of accounting experience, or demonstrable soft skills developed in other roles.

What's on Offer

• A structured development programme, with mentoring and clear career progression opportunities
• An agile working philosophy and a competitive package with extensive, market-leading benefits
• A flexible working model with a 3/2 day office-based approach
• The opportunity to work in a dynamic and fast-growing business that invests in its people

If you are a graduate eager to build a successful finance career but do not meet every listed requirement, we strongly encourage you to apply. We believe in potential and welcome applications from those ready to grow into the role.

For further information and a confidential chat, please contact Alex Hill at our Glasgow office.

M: 07563 028 681
E: [e-mail]

• Competitive salary & study support for ACCA