Assistant Accountant/Accounts Assistant

We are partnering with a growing and well-established business to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their collaborative finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their accounting experience and gain wider exposure across month-end, reporting and management accounting activities within a supportive environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting month-end processes and management accounting activities
• Preparing journals, accruals and prepayments
• Performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Managing supplier payments and purchase ledger processes
• Supporting invoicing and credit control activities
• Assisting with financial reporting and analysis
• Supporting audit and year-end requirements
• Contributing to finance projects and process improvements

About You

• Previous experience within an Accounts related role, minimum 6 months
• Keen to commence studies (AAT, ACCA, CIMA)
• Strong Excel skills and good attention to detail
• A proactive and organised approach to work
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships across a business
• A genuine desire to develop a long-term career within finance

What’s on Offer?

• Salary up to £27,000
• Study support and career development opportunities
• Exposure to a broad range of accounting responsibilities
• Supportive and collaborative finance team
• Stable and growing business environment

If you’re looking for a role that will help you take the next step in your accounting career whilst working closely with experienced finance professionals, we’d love to hear from you.

This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is the leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance and Accountancy space. From part to fully qualified accountants within Financial Reporting, Management Accounts, FP&A, commercial finance up to Director level throughout Surrey, Sussex, London & Kent.

Due to the high amount of interest that we receive for each of our roles unfortunately we cannot respond to each application individually, therefore if you do not hear back from one of our consultants you have not been shortlisted for this role. Please continue to check our website www.alexanderlloyd.co.uk for any other roles which may be of interest.