Assistant Accountant

The Business West Yorkshire | Hybrid Working | Up to £36,000 + Study Support An excellent opportunity has arisen for a proactive and ambitious part-qualified accountant to join a well-established, market-leading business with a strong UK presence and international reach. This is a fantastic role for someone looking to step into a more technical, commercially relevant position within a supportive environment that genuinely invests in development and progression.

Our client is a well-established and recognised leader in its sector. The business combines a people-focused culture with a strong commercial mindset, offering employees the opportunity to develop their careers in a supportive and collaborative environment. There is a strong emphasis on internal progression, making this an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build a long-term career within financial accounting.

The Role You’ll join a large, structured finance function within a business that is continuing to grow and diversify its offering. With exposure across multiple entities and international markets, this role offers excellent breadth and long-term career potential. Reporting into the Financial Accounting Manager, you will play a key role in strengthening the team’s technical capability, with a focus on financial accounting, compliance and statutory support. This is not a transactional role – it is ideally suited to someone looking to deepen their understanding of financial accounting in a fast-paced, professional environment. Key Responsibilities:

Support monthly close activities including journals, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations

Assist with statutory reporting and audit processes across multiple entities

Provide support on tax queries and compliance activity

Manage key accounting areas including fixed assets, lease accounting and intercompany

Contribute to cashflow, treasury and banking processes when required

Work closely with internal stakeholders, including international teams

Support continuous improvement initiatives and ad hoc finance projects

About You We are keen to speak with candidates who are looking to step up into a more complex and technical assistant accountant role. Essential experience:

Proven month-end exposure within an industry-based finance role

Strong grounding in financial accounting (beyond purely transactional duties)

Confident using Excel and comfortable working with financial data

Experience working in a structured, deadline-driven environment

Qualifications

Part-qualified ACCA or CIMA (or actively studying)

Personal attributes

Proactive and able to take ownership of responsibilities

Confident communicator – able to build relationships across teams

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Able to work independently and “hit the ground running”

Comfortable operating in a fast-paced month-end environment

Why Apply?

Salary: Up to £36,000 (depending on experience)

Full study support

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme

Hybrid working (typically 3 days from home, 2 days on-site)

Flexible start and finish times

Additional employee benefits