We are excited to announce that we are exclusively working with an up and coming legal firm to recruit for an Assistant Accountant to support the Head of Finance with their transactional and month end tasks. This role has come about due to growth and as a result is being recruited as a temporary to permanent position, with this being the case please only apply if you are immediately available or on a short notice period (one week).

Key responsibilities:

Updating and reconciling financial ledgers
Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets for the company
Preparing financial documents such as purchase orders and bank statements
Verifying company expenses, bank deposits and bank payments
Reporting discrepancies, mistakes or potential fraud to senior management
Complying with financial laws and regulations alongside in-house policies
Keeping their personal accounting qualifications up to date
Researching and resolving discrepancies in a timely fashion
Assisting with a range of transactional tasks

Candidate Attributes and Skills:

Have previously worked within an accounts assistant role where you are confident with a range of transactional tasks
Have had exposure to the responsibilities of this role, although they are happy to train someone on these more senior responsibilities
Have a relevant finance qualification such as AAT, ACCA or CIMA or be studying towards it
Be immediately available, or on a short notice

Benefits:

Early finish Fridays, this business has 35 working hours per week, with a lunch time finish on Friday!
Hybrid working, with the Mondays and Fridays working from home days
Have the opportunity to grow your experience and expand on your skill set
Although this is a temporary role, it is very much going to convert to permanent with the temporary aspect being more of a probationary period
If you are currently studying or looking to study more, this business offer study support

At Gleeson Recruitment Group, we embrace inclusivity and welcome applicants of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We are proud to be a disability confident employer.By applying you will be registered as a candidate with Gleeson Recruitment Limited. Our Privacy Policy is available on our website and explains how we will use your data.