Full job descriptionAssistant Accountant, Leeds — Full-time, permanent
About the business:
A private equity-backed manufacturing group is growing its central finance function to support the wider operation and is looking to add an assistant accountant to it’s team
The role:
An experienced, hands-on Assistant Accountant is needed to run day-to-day finance for the acquired site. You’ll be the only finance person based on-site, but you’ll sit within the broader group finance team, reporting into the Group Head of Finance and working closely with the site’s Managing Director.
A strong opportunity for someone proactive and eager to build their career inside a growing, acquisitive group.
What you’ll be doing:
*Owning day-to-day finance operations for the site
*Processing accounts payable and managing payments
*Handling accounts receivable, invoicing and credit control
*Completing bank reconciliations and other general ledger reconciliations
*Processing payroll (liaising with an external provider where needed)
*Running month-end; accruals, prepayments and journal postings
*Monitoring and forecasting cashflow needs
*Supporting internal reporting to the Group Head of Finance
*Assisting external advisors (auditors, tax) with information requests
*Partnering with the site MD on day-to-day finance support
*Contributing to wider group finance projects as the business grows
What we’re looking for:
*Background in a similar Assistant Accountant or all-round accounts role, ideally SME or multi-site.
*Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
*Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail.
*Hands-on, proactive, and confident working independently.
*Keen to learn and progress as the business grows.
*Good time management across competing priorities.
*Able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance colleagues.
Skills & experience:
*Experience with an accounting system (Sage 50 and/or Xero preferred)
*Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
*Solid grasp of core accounting principles.
*Payroll experience (direct or via a provider) an advantage.
What’s on offer:
*Salary up to £35,000, depending on experience.
*25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
*Company pension.
*Free on-site parking.
*Genuine scope to grow within a PE-backed, acquisitive group.
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