Assistant Commercial Accountant

About the Business

An opportunity to be an Assistant Commercial Accountant for a leading UK distribution company based in Solihull, who have low staff turnover and are dedicated to what they do. This role gives you an amazing opportunity to grow within a large business that operate all over the UK.

Main Duties:

As an Assistant Commercial Accountant, your main duties include:

• Assist with month-end and quarter-end processes across European entities, ensuring all costs are accurately recorded and journals for accruals and prepayments are correctly posted.
• Business partner with sales and commercial teams to interpret financial performance and provide clear, insightful analysis.
• Contribute to the budgeting and forecasting process, providing relevant analysis and support.
• Liaise with external partners to ensure compliance with payroll, audit, and reporting requirements.
• Prepare overhead reports and analyse variances against budget and prior-year results.
• Maintain accuracy in European sales data through consistent validation, reconciliation, and reporting
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and associated documentation.
• Deliver timely financial reports for business units in line with the reporting timetable.
• Participate in regular stock audits to ensure accuracy and correct valuation.
• Produce and analyse sales and volume reports to support business performance monitoring.
• Manage queries relating to foreign currency transactions and reporting.
• Support the ongoing improvement and development of internal processes and controls.
• Provide assistance with ad hoc financial projects as required.
• Support senior finance team members with key deliverables and initiatives.
• Comply with company health and safety policies and contribute to maintaining a safe working environment.

Location / Office / Culture

The role offers hybrid working with 3 days in the contemporary office based in Solihull. You’ll be joining a supportive, people-centred team that works together to achieve great results. This is a fantastic opportunity for a hard-working candidate to progress in their career.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• AAT qualified, studying towards CIMA, ACA or ACCA
• A minimum of 2 years in a Finance role.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• High level of IT literacy with the ability to quickly adapt to new systems and technologies.
• Able to work effectively under pressure, managing multiple priorities and deadlines in a dynamic environment.

Why Join the business

• Flexible working
• Fantastic managers to learn from
• Free on-site parking
• Commercial Management Accountant role
• Finance Business Partnering

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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