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!