Part Time Financial / Assistant Accountant

Trial Balance Consulting; Brixham; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

A financial consulting firm in Brixham is seeking a part-time Assistant Accountant. The successful candidate will focus on financial reporting and assist with statutory accounts. Candidates should have at least two years of relevant experience and excellent MS Excel skills. The role allows for hybrid working after an initial settling-in period. The company offers good staff retention and various benefits.

Benefits

Fantastic offices

Great range of social events

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years' experience in a similar role.
• Good IT aptitude and skills in MS Excel are essential.
• Experience with digital accounting systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory accounts and assist in financial planning and analysis.
• Produce management accounts and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
• Maintain the fixed asset register and perform balance sheet reconciliation.

Skills

Financial reporting

Bank reconciliation

Management accounts preparation

VAT reporting

Excellent MS Excel skills

Communication skills

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Job description

Part Time Financial / Assistant Accountant - Brixham / Hybrid - Up to : £45,000 FTE

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have exclusively partnered with a new client, an interesting and highly regarded specialist services business based in the beautiful town of Brixham. The company has tasked us with a sourcing an experienced Assistant Accountant, a newly created opportunity, to join them on a permanent, part time contract - approximately 25 hours per week to be arranged to suit the successful candidate. There may be some scope for hybrid working following an initial settling-in period.

Working as part of a small but highly experienced and very friendly finance team, the successful candidate will principally focus on ensuring highly quality financial reporting and the upkeep of financial records, but with a somewhat broader remit than pure statutory processes. This will be a broad and interesting opportunity with a varied range of responsibilities to include :

• Work closely with the Finance Manager (and occasionally the CFO), to support in all aspects of preparing statutory accounts and general FP&A
• Assist the Finance Manager with the production of management accounts
• Ensure that statutory reporting deadlines are met
• Bank reconciliations
• Produce cash flow statements and general forecasts
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register
• Balance sheet reconciliation
• Assume a lead role in VAT reporting
• Posting accruals and prepayments
• Assist the wider finance team as and when required

For this role we seek a motivated and career driven Assistant / Financial Accountant with at least two years of recently gained experience in a similar capacity, or moving from practice to industry. Candidates may be part / fully AAT / professionally qualified or suitably qualified through vocational experience. The company is keen to implement digital system improvements so good IT aptitude and excellent MS Excel skills essential. This is a highly visible role that works with an energetic team and liaises with colleagues throughout the business so excellent communication / interpersonal skills required.

The successful candidate will benefit from a well-supported and developing role with a company that can boast excellent staff retention and superb financial / non-financial benefits (fantastic offices and a great range of social events etc.). For further details and to apply, please contact Dan Saunders quoting reference DS9965 as soon as possible.