Assistant Accountant

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 8 May 2026
LOCATION
Hellaby, Rotherham
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Finance & Accounting
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion

SKILLS

General Ledger Accruals and Prepayments VAT Returns Excel Management Accounts Payroll Processing Financial Reporting SAP

FULL DESCRIPTION

Assistant Accountant

Company: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd

Location: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Ltd - Hellaby, Rotherham

Closing Date: 10/02/2021

Contact: [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

Department: Finance

Main purpose of the job

The role of an Assistant Accountant is to provide essential support in the preparation of the financial reports. They must follow generally accepted financial principals to ensure the accuracy of the management information produced for [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] and all associated companies.

Accountabilities

  • Accruals
  • Prepayments
  • Expenses processing
  • Fixed Assets register maintenance.
  • General ledger financial adjustment journals
  • Monthly balance sheet reconciliations
  • Monthly Review of the KSB report and production of the management accounts
  • Monthly Costing and allocation procedure.
  • Monthly Overhead, Stock and Labour analysis reporting.
  • Sales and Margin Reporting
  • Payroll and T&A processing
  • Annual stock take
  • VAT returns
  • Assisting the production of, and audit of, the annual accounts
  • Overseeing the Monthly Tax analysis.
  • Overseeing the Foreign Currency, Petty Cash and Bank accounts
  • Other ad hoc duties as required.

Knowledge/Experience/Skills Needed

Essential

  • Experience generating and posting General ledger prepayments and accruals
  • Strong communication skills
  • High levels of accuracy
  • Ability to work confidentially
  • Advanced query resolution
  • Management accounts exposure
  • Experience producing VAT returns
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Experience working with finance systems

Desirable

  • Multi-currency exposure
  • Experience working with SAP
  • Payroll experience
  • Exposure to a manufacturing background

Application Instructions

If you believe you have the necessary skills for this role, please send your CV and a covering letter to Debra Troops, HR. Close date 10/01/21.

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