Job Description

Sewell Wallis are working on a brilliant opportunity for an experienced Assistant Accountant to join a sought-after and well-known business in Harrogate, North Yorkshire that can offer the opportunity to gain exposure to the full management accounts process within a large, successful business on a permanent basis.
This is a brilliant opportunity for an Assistant Accountant who thrives working in a fast-paced environment and you'll be providing high-level support to the wider team.
The business has experienced a lot of change and development over recent years, so it's a great time to join them as an Assistant Accountant whilst they have plenty of new projects on the go.
They experience low turnover, which says a lot about the business as a whole, and they are looking for someone to develop, so whilst experience of accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations is a must, experience beyond this can be taught.
What will you be doing?

• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts.
• Produce and post Journals.
• Support with posting and reconciling of Month End Sales Recharges.
• Monthly Prepayments and Accruals.
• Monthly Balance Sheet Reconciliations.
• Production of Monthly Financial packs to clients and property managers.
• Bank Account Reconciliations.

What skills are we looking for?

• Part-Qualified CIMA or ACCA.
• Experience gained in a similar role.
• Excellent Excel and analytical skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work efficiently independently and as a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• A willingness to learn.
• Ambitious with a desire to progress.

What's on offer?

• Up to 31,200 per annum, depending on experience.
• Study Support towards CIMA or ACCA.
• Hybrid working, 3 days in the office, 2 at home.
• Flexibility with start/ finish times.
• Working for an industry leader.
• Onsite parking.
• Study support.

For further details please contact Emma.
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.
Job ref: EJ/6109Post Date: 31.07.25
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