Assistant Accountant

Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working on an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join our client, who is a well-established and growing automotive business. This role offers fantastic exposure to financial reporting, forecasting, and budgeting, providing an excellent development path for an ambitious finance professional.

The successful candidate will assist in the production of monthly and annual reports, help prepare forecasts and budgets and reconcile balance sheet accounts. You will also support internal customers with financial insights and data analysis while ensuring compliance with all financial processes and procedures.

What will you be doing?

• Assist in the creation of a variety of financial reports for internal stakeholders.
• Perform detailed analysis and data mining to ensure the accuracy of reports.
• Provide financial information on trends and forecasts to various teams.
• Comply with financial accounting processes and procedures, maintaining high ethical standards.
• Help foster a culture of continuous improvement and best practices.
• Assist with transactional finance duties where necessary.
• Support the wider team when required and when the Accountant is absent.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience working within the automotive industry.
• A strong background in finance.
• Previous exposure to financial reporting, forecasting, and balance sheet reconciliations is beneficial.
• A proactive and detail-oriented approach with a strong work ethic.
• Someone able and willing to offer support to the wider finance team.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working.
• A supportive and collaborative work environment.
• Opportunities for career progression.
• Study support towards ACCA or CIMA.
• A company that values care, respect, honesty, and well-being.

If you're looking for a role that will enhance your accounting skills and offer progression in a growing business, apply now or contact Emma Johnsen for more details.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.