Hands-On Assistant Accountant (12-Month FTC) – Multi-Currency

Blusource Professional Services Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Blusource Recruitment is working with an established and growing business to recruit an Assistant Accountant for an initial 12-month fixed-term contract. This hands-on role in a busy finance function offers variety, detailed reconciliations, multi-currency accounting and month-end processes.

The role requires strong Excel skills and a proactive approach to investigating discrepancies in financial information. There is potential for the contract to become permanent beyond the initial term.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Assistant Accountant or similar hands-on finance role.
• Experience with accruals, prepayments and bank reconciliations.
• Strong Excel skills, including SUMIFS and VLOOKUPs.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies in financial information.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining bank reconciliations.
• Supporting month-end processes, accruals and prepayments.
• Assisting with VAT-related accounting activities.
• Reconciling transactions across multiple currencies.
• Managing detailed supplier and stock-related reconciliations.
• Checking supplier invoices against deposits, payments and agreed terms.
• Investigating discrepancies and ensuring financial information is accurate.
• Using Excel extensively to analyse and reconcile financial data.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ongoing accounting activities.

Skills

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Numerical aptitude

Problem solving

Multi-currency accounting

Tools

Excel

Job description

Blusource Recruitment is working with an established and growing business to recruit an Assistant Accountant for an initial 12-month fixed-term contract. This hands-on role in a busy finance function offers variety, detailed reconciliations, multi-currency accounting and month-end processes.

The role requires strong Excel skills and a proactive approach to investigating discrepancies in financial information. There is potential for the contract to become permanent beyond the initial term.