Assistant Financial Accountant

Assistant Financial Accountant - Callington, Cornwall

Butler Rose is proud to be working with a prestigious organisation in the manufacturing sector to recruit an Assistant Financial Accountant. This role presents a fantastic opportunity for a finance professional eager to expand their expertise in financial accounting, tax, and compliance.

The Role

As an Assistant Financial Accountant, you will join a dedicated Financial Accounting & Tax team, focusing on control and compliance. Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring compliance with the month-end timetable and ledger closures across accounts payable, receivable, fixed assets, and general ledger.
• Preparing and submitting VAT returns.
• Reconciling and forecasting intercompany balances.
• Managing and maintaining fixed asset registers, including creation, disposal, depreciation, and annual verification.
• Preparing GRNI and balance sheet reconciliations for assigned accounts.
• Assisting with financial accounting, tax tasks, and supporting wider improvement initiatives.

What We're Looking For

To thrive in this role, you will ideally bring:

• Progress towards or completion of an AAT qualification
• Experience working in a finance team.
• Proficiency in Excel, with ERP system knowledge being a plus.
• A proactive attitude and an ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment.

Key Competencies

You'll excel if you demonstrate:

• Collaboration: A team player with a commitment to shared objectives and best practices.
• Customer Focus: A passion for delivering high-quality outcomes.
• Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing business needs.
• Initiative: Taking ownership and responsibility for your work.

Why Apply?

This role offers a supportive environment to grow and develop your skills in financial accounting and tax. Based in Callington, Cornwall, you will work closely with both internal and external stakeholders, including Site Finance Business Partners, Auditors, Tax Advisors, and HMRC.

If this role is of interest, please apply with a copy of your CV. If you require more info, please contact Matt Jones on

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.