Assistant Accountant Temporary

Position: Assistant Accountant (Permanent, Contract, Temporary)
Location: Cobridge

Accounts Assistant/Assistant Accountant
Genuine temporary to permanent role
Stoke on Trent
Start ASAP
££3500K

Role Overview
The Assistant Accountant will support the finance function within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, providing accurate financial reporting, cost control support, and day-to-day accounting assistance. The role is key in ensuring timely month-end processes, stock and cost accounting, and compliance with internal controls. Due to the nature of the environment flexibility is key.

Key Responsibilities

* Assist with month-end close, including accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations

* Support preparation of management accounts and variance analysis

* Maintain and reconcile stock, WIP and cost of sales

* Assist with standard costing and production variance analysis

* Responsible for cost allocation specifically for Time allocation (timesheets) and expense

* Process fixed assets, depreciation and capital expenditure reporting

* Assist with VAT returns and statutory reporting requirements

* Support audits and liaise with internal and external stakeholders

* Improve financial processes and controls

* Support implementation of SAP system (currently XERO)

* Provide support for transactional accounting function
Skills & Experience Required

* 2–3 years’ experience in an accounting or finance role, ideally within manufacturing

* AAT qualified/ or Part-qualified ACCA / CIMA / ACA

* Experience with stock, WIP, and cost accounting desirable

* Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups)

* Experience using XERO and SAP

* Strong attention to detail and analytical mindset