Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Temp to Perm, confirmed at 6 months

£33-35k, Redditch, immediate start

Assistant Accountant This business is growing fast, and a run of recent acquisitions means they've just created a brand new role in the finance team to keep up. You'll be joining at the ground level of something genuinely new, with the processes, systems and ways of working still being built out around you. It's a temp to perm role with a real, confirmed date for conversion at the six month mark. The right person here has proper hands-on exposure to double-entry bookkeeping and genuinely understands how debits and credits work, not just how to tick off a reconciliation. You'll need to be comfortable posting journal entries and correcting them when something doesn't add up, and confident working through bank reconciliations without needing much guidance. The reason this is a temp to perm role is because they need someone quite quickly to help with the transition of a recent acquisition, so please only apply if you're immediately available or on a short notice period.

What You Will Be Doing

Posting journal entries across multiple bank accounts, making sure every transaction is accurately reflected in the ledger

Correcting postings when something's gone wrong, using a proper understanding of debits and credits rather than just adjusting the number

Completing regular bank reconciliations across several accounts, matching cash and identifying differences as they come up

Investigating discrepancies until you understand exactly what caused them, not just resolving the symptom

Applying genuine double-entry bookkeeping principles as part of your everyday work, not just running reports

Supporting the month-end close and resolving reconciliation queries as they arise

Helping build and refine processes as the finance function continues to grow around you

Working closely with the wider finance team on broader month-end tasks and process improvements

Getting involved in ad hoc process improvement projects as the business continues to grow through acquisition

Being one of the first people to shape how this role actually works, since it's brand new

What We Need From You

Genuine, hands-on exposure to double-entry bookkeeping, not just reconciliation experience

A confident, practical understanding of debits and credits and how entries affect the wider ledger

Comfortable posting journal entries and correcting them when something's wrong

Strong Excel skills, including formulas and VLOOKUPs

A naturally methodical, detail-focused approach to reconciliation work

Confident working independently, without needing much day-to-day guidance

Available immediately or on a short notice period

Genuinely excited by the idea of joining a growing business and helping shape a brand new role from scratch

What's in it for you

A confirmed path to a permanent role at the six month mark

Genuine input into shaping a brand new position within a growing business

Exposure to a business actively growing through acquisition, with all the variety that brings

Real ownership over how your own role develops

Being part of a finance team at an exciting stage of growth

The chance to build something from the ground up rather than inherit someone else's way of doing things

If you like the sound of getting in early on something new and building it your way, get in touch or apply now.