Full job descriptionI’m looking for a Temporary Assistant Accountant to provide additional support to my client’s finance team for an initial 1–3 month assignment.
This is a broad role requiring someone comfortable with both transactional finance and month-end accounting, alongside the ability to investigate account entries, identify discrepancies and make corrections where needed.
Your responsibilities will include:
*Supporting day-to-day Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
*Processing and reviewing financial transactions
*Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
*Investigating unusual or incorrect account entries and identifying the root cause
*Correcting discrepancies and ensuring accounting records are accurate
*Posting journals, accruals and prepayments
*Supporting month-end processes
*Reviewing data and accounts to identify inconsistencies
*Providing general finance support wherever required
About you
We’re looking for someone with a broad, practical accounting background who can hit the ground running.
You’ll ideally have:
*Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar hands-on finance role
*Good working knowledge of both AP and AR
*Practical experience of reconciliations, journals and month-end processes
*Strong analytical and problem-solving skills – you’ll be comfortable "unpicking" transactions and investigating where something doesn’t look right
*The confidence to work independently and use your own initiative
*Good Excel and accounting systems experience
*Availability to start at short notice
This role is fully site-based in Peterborough, working full-time hours, and is expected to last between 1 and 3 months.
Pay rate: up to £20.00 per hour, depending on experience.
If you’re immediately available and looking for a varied temporary finance assignment where you can really get stuck in, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply today for immediate consideration.