Temporary Assistant Accountant: Month-End & Ledger Support

Quantinuum; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Flexible work

28 days leave

Pension 4%

Life Insurance

Private medical

Dental Insurance

Income Protection

Parental Leave

Cycle to work

Eye care

EAP

Job summary

Quantinuum is seeking an Assistant Accountant to cover a maternity leave for 12-15 months within the UK. You will support day-to-day transactions, month-end activities, and financial reporting in a collaborative finance team. The role requires strong Excel skills, accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.

Start ASAP after a successful interview process. Your responsibilities include purchase ledger processing, expenses, reconciliations, cash flow support, and

Qualifications

• Experience as Assistant Accountant or Accounts Assistant.
• Strong understanding of accounts payable, expenses and bank reconciliations.
• Experience supporting month-end close.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working to month-end deadlines.
• Good organizational and multitasking skills.
• Knowledge of accounting principles and finance processes.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and approvals; monitor purchase orders.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and reconcile statements.
• Process employee expenses and perform bank reconciliations.
• Load payments into banking systems; assist cash flow management.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, and journal entries; support balance sheet reconciliations.
• Maintain fixed asset registers; assist with period-end reporting.
• Raise sales invoices and respond to finance queries; manage team inboxes.
• Support improvements to finance processes and control environments.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Bank Reconciliations

Month-End Close

Excel Skills

Multitasking

Attention to Detail

Communication

Organization

Deadline-driven

Education

AAT/ACCA/CIMA qualification

Tools

SAP

Xero

ERP Systems

Job description

Quantinuum is seeking an Assistant Accountant to cover a maternity leave for 12-15 months within the UK. You will support day-to-day transactions, month-end activities, and financial reporting in a collaborative finance team. The role requires strong Excel skills, accuracy, and the ability to manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.

Start ASAP after a successful interview process. Your responsibilities include purchase ledger processing, expenses, reconciliations, cash flow support, and