Temp Assistant Accountant: Month-End & Ledger Support

Quantinuum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible work arrangements

Pension contributions 4%

Life Insurance

Private medical insurance

Dental Insurance

Income Protection

Parental Leave

Cycle to work

Eye care

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to cover maternity leave for 12-15 months. You will support day-to-day transactions, month-end activities, and financial controls in a collaborative finance team.

You will process supplier invoices, bank reconciliations, and assist with reporting, while helping drive process improvements and system enhancements across multi-currency environments.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Assistant Accountant or Accounts Assistant role.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable, expenses and bank reconciliations.
• Experience supporting month-end close.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience meeting month-end deadlines.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and approvals.
• Monitor and process purchase orders.
• Prepare supplier payment runs.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Process employee expenses.
• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Load supplier and expense payments into banking systems.
• Assist with cash flow management.
• Prepare accruals and prepayments.
• Prepare journal entries.
• Support balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset registers.
• Assist with period-end reporting.
• Prepare bank reconciliations.
• Intercompany payments support.
• Raise sales invoices.
• Respond to finance queries.
• Set up bank payments.
• Support ongoing improvements to finance processes and controls.
• Assist with automation initiatives and system enhancements.

Skills

Assistant Accountant

Accounts Payable

Bank Reconciliations

Month-end Close

Excel

Multitasking

Communication

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA

Tools

SAP

Xero

ERP Systems

Job description

Quantinuum, a leading quantum computing company, is seeking an Assistant Accountant to cover maternity leave for 12-15 months. You will support day-to-day transactions, month-end activities, and financial controls in a collaborative finance team.

You will process supplier invoices, bank reconciliations, and assist with reporting, while helping drive process improvements and system enhancements across multi-currency environments.