Assistant Accountant

Sewell Wallis is proud to be partnering with a vibrant, fast-paced business based in the heart of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, in the search for an ambitious Assistant Accountant.

Join one of Yorkshire's fastest-growing companies and take the next step in your finance career. Working closely with an inspiring and supportive Financial Controller, this Assistant Accountant role would be ideal for someone with experience gained within a Management Accounting team, looking for the next step in their career.

What will you be doing?

• Supporting the month-end close process and ensuring timely reporting.
• Assisting in the preparation of a range of financial reports for internal stakeholders.
• Conducting in-depth analysis and data validation to maintain report accuracy.
• Providing insights on financial trends and forecasts to help drive business decisions.
• Ensuring compliance with financial processes, policies, and ethical standards.
• Promoting continuous improvement and contributing to best practice initiatives.
• Assisting with transactional finance tasks as needed.
• Providing cover and support for the Accountant and wider finance team when required.

What are we looking for?

• Experience gained within a Management Accounting team.
• Passionate to learn and develop in a supportive environment.
• Part-qualified ACCA/CIMA.
• Used to working in a fast paced environment.
• Full, clean UK Driving licence.

What's on offer?

• £28,000 - £35,000 per annum, depending on experience
• Hybrid working
• Free parking in a central location or walkable distance from the train station
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

If you are interested in this opportunity, then please send us your CV or contact Emma Johnsen for further information.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.