Assistant Accountant, Leeds — Full-time, permanent

About the business

A private equity-backed manufacturing group is growing its central finance function to support the wider operation and is looking to add an assistant accountant to it's team

The role

An experienced, hands-on Assistant Accountant is needed to run day-to-day finance for the acquired site. You’ll be the only finance person based on-site, but you’ll sit within the broader group finance team, reporting into the Group Head of Finance and working closely with the site’s Managing Director.
A strong opportunity for someone proactive and eager to build their career inside a growing, acquisitive group.

What you’ll be doing

Owning day-to-day finance operations for the site
Processing accounts payable and managing payments
Handling accounts receivable, invoicing and credit control
Completing bank reconciliations and other general ledger reconciliations
Processing payroll (liaising with an external provider where needed)
Running month-end; accruals, prepayments and journal postings
Monitoring and forecasting cashflow needs
Supporting internal reporting to the Group Head of Finance
Assisting external advisors (auditors, tax) with information requests
Partnering with the site MD on day-to-day finance support
Contributing to wider group finance projects as the business grows

What we’re looking for

Background in a similar Assistant Accountant or all-round accounts role, ideally SME or multi-site.
Comfortable with accruals, prepayments and journal postings.
Strong reconciliation skills and high attention to detail.
Hands-on, proactive, and confident working independently.
Keen to learn and progress as the business grows.
Good time management across competing priorities.
Able to communicate well with both finance and non-finance colleagues.

Skills & experience:
Experience with an accounting system (Sage 50 and/or Xero preferred)
Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, lookups, formulas).
Solid grasp of core accounting principles.
Payroll experience (direct or via a provider) an advantage.

What’s on offer

Salary up to £35,000, depending on experience.
25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
Company pension.
Free on-site parking.
Genuine scope to grow within a PE-backed, acquisitive group.