Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant Southport | Full-time/Permenant | Hybrid working

Accountable Recruitment are partnering with a large, well-established organisation to recruit a commercially focused Assistant Accountant to join their team.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking business in a highly visible role, where you will work closely with stakeholders and senior leadership to deliver meaningful financial insight and support key decision-making. The Role As Assistant Accountant, you will play a key part in driving financial performance, ensuring accurate reporting, and identifying opportunities to improve profitability and efficiency across the business.

Key responsibilities include

Preparing and posting month-end journals, including accruals and prepayments

Analysing financial performance, providing insight, challenge, and recommendations

Completing balance sheet reconciliations, explaining variances and risks

Supporting budgeting and forecasting processes

Partnering with stakeholders to understand cost drivers and business performance

Identifying opportunities to improve reporting, controls, and efficiency

The Ideal Candidate

Previous experience in a fast-paced finance environment

Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy

Confident communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities

Strong Excel and general IT skills

Motivated to develop within finance (study support available)

A proactive and commercially minded approach

Benefits

Competitive salary package

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Flexible benefits

Employee discount schemes

Study support