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Assistant Accountant

Robert Half
Posted 6 days ago, valid for 8 days
Location

Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 2ED, England

Salary

£28,000 - £34,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Robert Half is partnering with a growing business in Swindon to recruit an Assistant Accountant for their finance team on a full-time permanent basis.
  • The role involves preparing management accounts, supporting statutory accounts production, and financial reporting.
  • Candidates should be studying towards ACCA, CIMA, ACA, or AAT and have proven month-end experience.
  • The salary for this position ranges from £28,000 to £34,000, with additional study support and hybrid working options.
  • Ideal candidates should possess strong attention to detail, a hard work ethic, and be confident users of Excel.

Robert Half are working in an exclusive partnership with a continuously growing business in Swindon to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team on a full-time permanent basis. This is an exciting and challenging role which will be focusing on preparing the management accounts, supporting with the production of the statutory accounts and financial reporting. This Assistant Accountant role is an excellent opportunity that will be suitable for someone that is studying towards their ACCA, CIMA, ACA or AAT, with proven month end experience and someone that is keen to progress. The salary is between £28,000 - £34,000 plus study support, hybrid working and excellent benefits.

The Role

The main duties of the Assistant Accountant role will consist of the following:

  • Assisting with the preparation of the management accounts.
  • Accruals and prepayments.
  • Balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Journal postings.
  • Supporting with financial reporting.
  • Assisting with the preparation of the statutory accounts.
  • Assist with adhoc project related work when necessary.

Requirements

To be considered for the Assistant Accountant role, you must ideally possess the following skills and experience:

  • Must have experience in assisting with month end management accounts; exposure to accruals, prepayments, journals.
  • ACCA, CIMA, ACA or AAT studier
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Hard work ethic
  • Strong communication skills
  • Highly organised
  • Confident user of Excel; pivot tables and lookups

Salary & Benefits

  • £28,000 - £34,000 annual salary
  • Study support
  • Hybrid working; 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
  • 24 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
  • Pension scheme
  • On site parking
  • Excellent office facilities

Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: gb/en/privacy-notice.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.