Interim Assistant Accountant

This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant.

General Purpose

To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business.

The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Month-End & Reporting

* Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines.

* Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments.

* Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time.

* Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc.

* Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts

* Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing

Finance Operations

* Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance.

* Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance.

* Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments.

* Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies.

* Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting.

* Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries.

* Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within deadlines.

* Assisting with preparation of payment runs

* Calculating recharges to international offices and invoicing for these

* Assist with quarterly VAT returns, audits and statutory reporting deadlines for UK entities.

* Help improve finance processes and internal controls.

* Work closely with the Finance Manager and wider finance team to meet business deadlines.

Skills and Experience Required

* Minimum of 3+ years in a similar role.

* Proving experience working to tight deadlines.

* Experience preparing month-end reports, journals and reconciliations.

* Good understanding of AP and AR processes.

* Strong Excel skills.

* High attention to detail.

* Able to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment.

* AAT qualified or studying
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed