Assistant Accountant - Oxford - £45,000

We are seeking a confident and capable qualified or finalist-level Accountant to join our Oxford-based (OX4) client's Group Finance Reporting team on a temporary basis to provide maternity cover. This interim role requires a self-sufficient, hands-on finance professional with strong core accounting skills, able to take full responsibility for month-end close activities, multi-entity accounting, and group reporting tasks in a time-pressured environment.

Assistant Accountant key tasks & Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of month-end close processes across several EMEAI subsidiaries, ensuring accurate and timely completion of key deliverables within the first 6 days of the month.
• Prepare accruals, prepayments, and journals with high accuracy and professional judgement.
• Lead on group-level close activities for accruals, prepayments, and investment bonds.
• Perform and review cost-centre variance analysis for key departments (initially Finance and HR).
• Support external financial reporting requirements at half-year and interims (31 December year-end), including audit support and documentation.
• Manage liaison with local advisors in France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden - strong communication in English required; other language skills a plus.
• Contribute to ad hoc financial projects and process improvements as required.
• Support compliance with internal controls and assist in identifying process improvement opportunities.

Assistant Accountant Requirements:

• Newly or Part-Qualified Accountant with previous demonstrable experience in a similar role.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Good team worker.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced and ever-changing business environment.
• Flexible, able to adjust to changing priorities.
• Logical, with a fine attention to detail.
• Some flexibility may be needed in the busy month-end close period.

There is a good pay rate on offer in and the opportunity for a hybrid working arrangement. The team is very friendly and the Line Manager is very experienced.

Bond Williams Professional Recruitment are an equal opportunity employer and operate as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency