Assistant Accountant

  • Hays
  • Leatherhead, Surrey
  • Aug 02, 2025
Full time Banking

Job Description

Assistant Accountant 12 month fixed term contract to permanent based in Leatherhead, paying initially £30,000

Your new company
You will be working for a vibrant and growing organisation which is fast becoming the employer of choice for the area.
Your new role
You will be joining the finance team as an Assistant Accountant, supporting the ledger team with updating accruals & prepayments, posting month end journals and reconciliations of bank and balance sheet. You will also maintain the fixed asset register and intercompany accounts. This role will develop and enable you to support the monthly management accounts cycle and updating the cashflow forecasting. The role is based 100% in the office with the rest of the finance team so that you can grow your skills from day one.
What you'll need to succeed
You will either be AAT qualified or AAT studying, or have completed some ACCA papers or ACCA exemptions, and you will have some experience of working in a finance team delivering complex reconciliations, updating accruals & prepayments and be keen to grow your skills. The role is 1 year fixed term contract and then permanent. This is to enable the organisation to build the role around the successful candidate and also support the growing organisation requirements. The role is 100% based in the office and there will be study support available after the 1st year dependent on personally progress. The team are very proactive and the line manager is dynamic and committed to upskilling the whole finance function. Please contact me for a full role specification.

What you'll get in return
You will get a great list of benefits including free parking, excellent town based offices close to the train station, good holiday, study support is available, great career prospects as the organisation is growing and the line manager is passionate about progression and more
What you need to do now

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