Assistant Financial Accountant
Posted 1 day ago by SF Recruitment on Reed
£42,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Onsite
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
Summary: The role of Interim Assistant Financial Accountant involves supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and handling various accounting adjustments during closing processes. The position requires experience in reviewing profit and loss accounts and preparing balance sheet reconciliations. The successful candidate will also assist with monthly reporting and ensure accurate processing of invoices. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract based in Solihull, requiring immediate availability.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the preparation of monthly management accounts.
- Calculate and post accruals, prepayments, and other adjustments during month-end, quarter-end, and year-end closing processes.
- Review and reconcile key profit and loss nominal ledger accounts.
- Prepare balance sheet reconciliations as part of the month-end close.
- Assist with monthly reporting, including variance analysis and commentary for Group reporting.
- Ensure accurate processing of invoices and resolve queries related to outstanding invoices.
- Discuss preparation of quarterly VAT returns and provide knowledge on statutory accounts and corporate tax returns.
Key Skills:
- Experience in financial accounting and management accounts preparation.
- Knowledge of accruals, prepayments, and month-end closing processes.
- Ability to review and reconcile profit and loss accounts.
- Experience in preparing balance sheet reconciliations.
- Strong analytical skills for variance analysis and reporting.
- Knowledge of VAT returns and statutory accounts preparation.
- Excellent communication skills for resolving invoice queries.
Salary (Rate): £42,000
City: Solihull
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Finance