Trainee Accountant

Affinia; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK accountancy firm is seeking a Trainee Accountant in Colchester. This full-time role involves posting month end journals, reconciling accounts, and supporting financial operations. Ideal candidates have an entry-level accountancy qualification or equivalent experience, are detail-oriented, and adept with Microsoft Excel. Core benefits include flexible working, paid holidays, and professional development support.

Benefits

20 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Opportunity to purchase 3 extra days holiday

Auto enrolment Pension Scheme

Death in Service

Training for AAT, ACCA, or ACA

Professional membership support

Paycare for Dental/Optical

Dress for your Diary Policy

Qualifications

• Entry level Accountancy qualification from A’ level to AAT or equivalent work experience.
• Experience of using Microsoft Packages to a high standard – Word and Excel.
• Highly organised with a good eye for detail.
• Ambitious.

Responsibilities

• Posting month end journals.
• Completing month end reconciliations.
• Updating various Excel workbooks and reconciliations.
• Investigating differences and providing support documentation for balance sheet items.
• Audit query support.
• Cost centre analysis.

Skills

Entry level Accountancy qualification from A’ level to AAT or equivalent work experience

Experience of using Microsoft Packages to a high standard – Word and Excel

Highly organised with a good eye for detail

Ambitious

Job description

Job title: Trainee Accountant

Reporting to: Financial Accountant

Hours: Full time Mon-Fri 9am-5.30pm (37.5 hours per week)

Location: Colchester – Hybrid Flexible working

Affinia is a leading, UK Top 50 Accountancy firm. Through successful acquisitions and organic growth, the firm has seen significant development within the last 18 months. Last October we launched our new brand ‘Affinia’ (www.affinia.co.uk) which saw the coming together of LB Group and other likeminded firms across the East & South East of England to form a combined challenger accounting, tax and business advisory firm.

With a combined heritage spanning over 300 years, we have more than 400 accountancy professionals based in Stratford, Colchester, Chelmsford, Ipswich, Halstead, Harlow, Orpington, Sidcup and Sutton. We advise businesses, government and public sector organisations and individuals in the UK and internationally across seven principal practice groups: Accountancy & Advisory, Tax and Planning, Audit Services, Corporate Finance, Digital Solutions, Payroll and Financial Planning.

We have invested continuously in technology and gained in-depth knowledge across a broad range of markets, growing through acquisitions and private investment. We offer an exceptional service to our clients, with access to our sector experts to develop the strategy that will help them reach their goals. We keep a finger on the industry pulse, so our clients receive the best short to medium and long-term advice.

Purpose of the role:

Affinia is currently seeking a dynamic individual to come and join the firm as a Trainee Accountant in our Colchester office. This is an exciting opportunity which offers the chance to make a real impact on the firm and will see you working alongside all accounting relating activities for the Group, working with the Group Head of Finance, Finance Manager and Financial Accountant to support their requirements in relation to Internal Finance.

Accountabilities:

As a Trainee Accountant you will need to assist with:

• Posting month end journals
• Completing month end reconciliations
• Updating various Excel workbooks and reconciliations
• Investigating differences and providing support documentation for balance sheet items throughout multiple group companies
• Audit query support
• Cost centre analysis.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Entry level Accountancy qualification from A’ level to AAT or equivalent work experience.
• Experience of using Microsoft Packages to a high standard – Word and Excel.
• Highly organised with a good eye for detail.
• Ambitious

Core Benefits:

At Affinia, our culture is driven by ambition and a commitment to positively impact all the communities we serve. We are dedicated to the success, development, and wellbeing of our colleagues, helping them achieve their goals and seize the opportunities that come with our growth. Alongside a flexible and inclusive work environment, we offer the following core benefits:

• 20 days holiday (FTE) plus Bank Holidays (Sept-Aug).
• Opportunity to purchase 3 extra days holiday per year.
• Auto enrolment Pension Scheme with True Potential.
• Death in Service.
• Training for AAT (if not already completed), followed by ACCA or ACA.
• Professional membership support.
• Paycare – claim money back for Dental / Optical / Professional Therapies
• Dress for your Diary Policy.

Please note that this job profile is not an exhaustive list of duties but merely an outline of the key components of the role. You may be required by your line manager to take on additional responsibilities when requested.

Affinia is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our policy is unequivocal:

we do not tolerate discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, religion, or belief, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy, or maternity, or sexual orientation. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive organisation that actively promotes equality of opportunity for all, valuing the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates, and selection for roles is based solely on individual merit.