Job Description
Assistant Accountant
£35,000 - £40,000 | North Liverpool | Hybrid
A growing, multi-entity SME in the North West is looking to appoint a hands-on Assistant Accountant to join its expanding finance team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys ownership and wants to play a key role in keeping a finance function running smoothly within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
The Role
You'll take responsibility for day-to-day finance operations across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, control, and a smooth month-end process. This is a varied position offering strong exposure and the chance to contribute to process improvements.
Key responsibilities include:
- Ownership of purchase and sales ledger processes
- Bank postings and reconciliations
- Preparing payment runs
- Maintaining accurate and well-organised ledgers
- Posting journals (accruals, prepayments, payroll)
- Supporting month-end close
- Managing intercompany balances and reconciliations
- Bookkeeping for smaller group entities
- Supporting system and process improvements
About You
- Experience in an Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant / Bookkeeping role
- Comfortable working in an SME or multi-entity environment
- Strong Excel skills and good systems knowledge
- Experience with cloud accounting software (e.g. Xero or Sage) is beneficial
- Highly organised, proactive, and detail-focused
- Comfortable managing routine, high-volume workloads with accuracy
The Opportunity
- Broad exposure across a growing business
- Real ownership and responsibility within the role
- Support from experienced finance leadership
- Opportunity to improve processes and systems
- Clear pathway to becoming a highly capable all-round finance professional
