Assistant Accountant in Derby, Derbyshire

Assistant Accountant

📍 Derby / Castle Donington
💰 £30,000
💼 Permanent, Full-Time
🏠 Hybrid

About the Role

We are looking for an Assistant Accountant studying towards ACCA or CIMA to join a growing finance team in Derby.

This is a great opportunity for someone with manufacturing, engineering or accountancy practice experience who is looking to develop their career in industry. You'll gain broad exposure across month-end, reporting, reconciliations, stock, GRNI and year-end, with study support and career progression available.

Responsibilities

• Bank reconciliations and cash book postings.
• Support VAT returns and financial reporting.
• Prepare journals, accruals, prepayments and depreciation.
• Manage sales invoicing, credit notes and the sales ledger.
• Issue statements and support credit control.
• Assist with month-end, reconciliations and reporting.
• Prepare debtor, GRNI and cost centre reports.
• Process and reconcile intercompany recharges.
• Support year-end and audit requirements.
• Provide payroll cover when required.

Requirements

• Previous accounts/finance experience, within a manufacturing, engineering or product-based environment, or an accountancy practice.
• Currently studying towards ACCA or CIMA, with a genuine desire to progress towards qualification.
• Good understanding of accounting principles and double-entry bookkeeping.
• Experience with reconciliations, journals and sales/purchase ledgers.
• Ideally, exposure to stock, GRNI, purchase orders or manufacturing finance processes.
• Good Excel skills and strong attention to detail.
• Experience using an ERP/accounting system; D365 experience would be desirable.
• Organised, reliable and able to meet deadlines.
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of how finance supports the wider business.