Temporary Assistant Accountant

About the Role

We are seeking a motivated and organised Assistant Accountant to support the finance function of a busy and growing business based in Tonbridge.

Working closely with the senior finance team, you will play a key role in maintaining accurate financial records, processing transactions, preparing reports, and assisting with month-end accounting activities.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous accounting experience who is looking to gain employment straight away on a temporary basis.

Key Responsibilities

• Posting daily transactions from bank statements
• Performing weekly bank reconciliations
• Processing weekly supplier payments
• Reconciling sales and purchase ledgers
• Producing weekly sales and orders reports
• Posting purchase ledger invoices
• Preparing monthly journals
• Producing accounts to trial balance

Additional Responsibilities

• Providing support and cover for the senior finance team, including:
• Assisting with the production of management accounts
• Processing monthly payroll
• Preparing VAT returns
• Maintaining holiday and sickness records
• Undertaking other reasonable duties as required by management

Is this you?

• Highly organised and able to manage a varied workload
• An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills
• A collaborative team player
• Conscientious with the ability to prioritise effectively
• A logical and analytical thinker
• Experienced in an Assistant Accountant role
• Part-qualified or studying towards ACCA, CIMA or AAT (desirable but not essential)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel

Benefits

• 20 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• free parking
• access to permanent roles and retail offers and perks
• Weekly pay
• up to 28 days annual leave
• retail discounts
• support from a dedicated consultant
• free eyecare vouchers
• temp of the month awards
• first access to permanent roles and more!