Assistant Accountant

About the Business

A great opportunity to join a well-established distribution business in Marston Green as an Assistant Accountant. The business offers a friendly, fast-paced finance environment where you’ll gain broad, hands-on exposure across the full transactional cycle through to month-end. Reporting to the Management Accountant, this role is ideal for someone looking to build a strong technical foundation and develop their career within a supportive group finance team.

Main Duties

As an Assistant Accountant, your main duties include

Uploading sales invoices from the TMS system into NetSuite and reconciling the sales daybook against the TMS invoice report

Supporting the wider team with the processing of purchase invoices, payments, and receipts, ensuring accuracy and timely record-keeping

Posting funds received to NetSuite in a timely and accurate manner

Producing weekly bank reconciliations for review and updating the cash forecast model with cashbook transactions

Posting month-end journals, prepayments and accruals in line with the finance calendar

Completing monthly balance sheet reconciliations and preparing the month-end file ready for review

Assisting with budgeting and forecasting activity for the wider group

Maintaining accurate member account records and flagging any changes that may impact the business

Producing sales and cost of sales analysis as required

Liaising with clients via phone and email, and supporting the Management Accountant with month-end queries

Contributing to the design and improvement of financial procedures and controls, alongside ad hoc finance projects

Providing holiday cover across the team where needed

Location / Office / Culture

The role is hybrid with 3 days in the office and 2 days from home. The business operates from a modern, easily accessible office in Marston Green, offering a welcoming and collaborative team environment. You’ll work closely with the Management Accountant and wider finance team.

What We Are Looking For

The ideal candidate will have

Demonstrable experience in a similar transactional or assistant-level finance role

No requirement to be qualified or actively studying – open to candidates qualified by experience

Solid working knowledge of Excel and confidence working with accounting systems (NetSuite experience advantageous)

Strong attention to detail and ability to work to tight month-end deadlines

Why Join the business

Hybrid working with 3 days in the office

Broad role offering exposure across the full finance function

Supportive Management Accountant and wider team to learn from

Stable, well-established group with a strong reputation in its sector

Genuine opportunity to develop your skills and progress your finance career