Assistant Accountant

About the Business

A great opportunity to join a well-established distribution business in Marston Green as an Assistant Accountant. The business offers a friendly, fast-paced finance environment where you’ll gain broad, hands-on exposure across the full transactional cycle through to month-end. Reporting to the Management Accountant, this role is ideal for someone looking to build a strong technical foundation and develop their career within a supportive group finance team.

Main Duties:

As an Assistant Accountant, your main duties include:

• Uploading sales invoices from the TMS system into NetSuite and reconciling the sales daybook against the TMS invoice report
• Supporting the wider team with the processing of purchase invoices, payments, and receipts, ensuring accuracy and timely record-keeping
• Posting funds received to NetSuite in a timely and accurate manner
• Producing weekly bank reconciliations for review and updating the cash forecast model with cashbook transactions
• Posting month-end journals, prepayments and accruals in line with the finance calendar
• Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and preparing the month-end file ready for review
• Assisting with budgeting and forecasting activity for the wider group
• Maintaining accurate member account records and flagging any changes that may impact the business
• Producing sales and cost of sales analysis as required
• Liaising with clients via phone and email, and supporting the Management Accountant with month-end queries
• Contributing to the design and improvement of financial procedures and controls, alongside ad hoc finance projects
• Providing holiday cover across the team where needed

Location / Office / Culture

The role is hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. The business operates from a modern, easily accessible office in Marston Green, offering a welcoming and collaborative team environment. You’ll work closely with the Management Accountant and wider finance team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar transactional or assistant-level finance role
• No requirement to be qualified or actively studying – open to candidates qualified by experience
• Solid working knowledge of Excel and confidence working with accounting systems (NetSuite experience advantageous)
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight month-end deadlines

Why Join the business

• Hybrid working with 3 days in the office
• Broad role offering exposure across the full finance function
• Supportive Management Accountant and wider team to learn from
• Stable, well-established group with a strong reputation in its sector
• Genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress your finance career

About Us

We are a local accountancy recruitment specialist. We appreciate that roles are often online for a long period of time. If you want to check if this role is still live or just want more details before applying, call us directly.

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