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Assistant Accountant

Published 28 April 2026
£16.50 - £18.50 per hour
Coalville
Temporary
Job Starts: 28th April 2026
Accountancy

Job Description

Assistant Financial Accountant – Temporary 6mnths
Location: Commutable from Coalville, Ashby, NW Leics areas  
Working arrangements: Hybrid – M-Wed in office, Thurs-Fri from home
Duration: minimum 6months initially

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Financial Accountant to join a friendly, and experienced finance team. This role offers exposure to a wide range of accounting activities and the chance to contribute to ongoing business transformation projects within a growing organisation.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform daily cashbook postings
  • Investigate and resolve unallocated cash and open items
  • Process Direct Debits and ensure accurate recording
  • Administer employee fuel cards and expense cards
  • Maintain and manage the employee expense system
  • Prepare and process monthly expense payments
  • Complete and submit monthly Office for National Statistics (ONS) surveys
  • Support ad hoc finance projects
  • Contribute to ongoing system and process improvements during a period of business change

Working Relationships

  • Collaborate closely with finance colleagues across multiple locations
  • Liaise with accounts payable teams regarding supplier invoices and payments

Skills & Experience

  • Experience in a similar finance role as an Assistant Account with excellent understanding of debits and credits
  • Experience with journal postings and bank reconciliations, and ideally expenses
  • Strong Excel skills
  • Good communication skills and ability to build relationships across teams
  • Experience of different finance systems
  • Ideally studying or previously studied AAT, or pq ACCA/CIMA
  • Available to start a role ASAP

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone looking to continue with their accounting career within a supportive and evolving finance function who would like to start a role ASAP!

 



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