Accounts Assistant

Epping Permanent View Job Description
This role offers the opportunity to build broad finance experience across reconciliations, financial reporting, VAT submissions, journals, and multi-entity accounting, while supporting a fast-paced finance function. Alongside these responsibilities, you will also play a key role in payroll administration, ensuring accurate processing and acting as a point of contact for payroll-related queries.
  • Build your finance career with exposure to payroll and accounting.
  • Join a growing business with great benefits and career progression.

About Our Client

This opportunity is with a well-established organisation in the energy services sector. The successful candidate will join a collaborative finance team, gaining exposure to a broad range of finance responsibilities including reporting, reconciliations, journals, and payroll administration.

Job Description

  • Prepare and post financial journals across multiple entities, ensuring accurate month-end reporting.
  • Complete bank, credit card, and control account reconciliations to support financial accuracy.
  • Manage VAT, PAYE, and CIS submissions in line with statutory requirements.
  • Support purchase and sales ledger activities and wider finance operations.
  • Validate and process payroll data, including timesheets, overtime, holidays, and absences.
  • Act as the first point of contact for payroll queries while supporting finance projects and team initiatives.

The Successful Applicant

  • Previous experience in a finance, accounts, or payroll administration role.
  • Strong understanding of reconciliations, journals, and general finance processes.
  • Experience with VAT returns and payroll-related activities.
  • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Confident communicator with the ability to liaise with stakeholders at all levels.
  • Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

What's on Offer

  • Competitive salary up to £35k
  • 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
  • Opportunity to develop broad finance skills.
  • Access to a benefits platform.
  • 24/7 Virtual GP.
  • Bike2Work.
Contact
Lucinda Bailey
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7105094
Phone number
+44 2072692114

Job summary

Job function
Accounting
Subsector
Part Qualified
Sector
Energy & Natural Resources
Where
Epping
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Lucinda Bailey
Consultant phone
+44 2072692114
Job reference
JN-092026-7105094