Temporary Assistant Accountant

An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a growing finance team and support financial reporting, controls and month-end activities. If you are AAT qualified with experience as an Accounts Assistant or…

Pay rate £16 – £18/hour
Job type Temporary
Posted 1 September 2026

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Up to £19/hr (DOE)

An exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a growing finance team and support financial reporting, controls and month-end activities.

If you are AAT qualified with experience as an Accounts Assistant or a Senior Finance Assistant, you could align perfectly with this role. Experience across the board with accounting, reconciliations and month-end support are important areas that you will require experience in.

This is a 6-month temporary assignment.

Key Responsibilities

Preparing monthly accruals and prepayments
Balance sheet reconciliations
Assisting with management accounts preparation
Fixed asset accounting
VAT returns and statutory reporting support
Supporting audit requests and finance projects
About You

AAT qualified or actively studying ACCA/CIMA
Previous experience as an Assistant Accountant or Senior Finance Assistant
Strong month-end experience
Confident with accruals, prepayments and reconciliations
Experience producing elements of management accounts
Strong Excel skills, including lookups and data analysis
What you need to do now
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