Senior Assistant Accountant

Trial Balance Consulting; Highweek; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading accounting services firm in Newton Abbot is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant for a full-time, permanent role. You will oversee bookkeeping, accounts payable, and receivable functions, and work closely with the Finance Director. The ideal candidate will have at least two years of relevant experience and strong MS Excel skills. Exceptional communication abilities are also essential. This position offers a supportive work environment with excellent career development opportunities.

Benefits

Excellent staff retention

Financial and non-financial benefits

Qualifications

• At least two years of experience in a similar capacity.
• Part/fully AAT/professionally qualified or suitably qualified through vocational experience.
• Good IT aptitude and excellent MS Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day bookkeeping for a busy accounting function.
• Leadership of the accounts payable function.
• Management of the credit control function.
• Assist the FD with the production of management accounts.
• Ensure statutory reporting deadlines are met.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

VAT Reporting

MS Excel

Communication Skills

Education

AAT qualified or equivalent experience

Job description

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Trial Balance Consulting

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Newton Abbot, United Kingdom

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Posted:

12.08.2025

Expiry Date:

26.09.2025

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Job Description:

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a new client, a long established and highly respected services business, that seek to recruit an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their team. The role is offered as a full time, permanent contract to be based at the company headquarters in Newton Abbot.

Working closely alongside a highly experienced Finance Director, this will be a broad and interesting role where the successful candidate can work towards overall control of the operational finance lifecycle of a busy and prosperous business. Key responsibilities to include:

- Day-to-day bookkeeping for a busy accounting function

- Assume leadership of the accounts payable function, liaising with suppliers, uploading invoices and overseeing supplier payment runs

- Lead the accounts receivable function, invoicing customers and setting up new customer accounts

- Management of the credit control function

- Assist the FD 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 Accountant with at least two years of recently gained experience in a similar capacity. 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. For further details and to apply, please contact Steve Roach quoting reference SR10423 as soon as possible.