Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant £36,000 – £42,000 | North Liverpool | Hybrid A growing, multi-entity SME in the North West is looking to appoint a hands-on Assistant Accountant to join its expanding finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys ownership and wants to play a key role in keeping a finance function running smoothly within a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

The Role You'll take responsibility for day-to-day finance operations across multiple entities, ensuring accuracy, control, and a smooth month-end process. This is a varied position offering strong exposure and the chance to contribute to process improvements. Key

responsibilities include: Ownership of purchase and sales ledger processes Bank postings and reconciliations Preparing payment runs Maintaining accurate and well-organised ledgers Posting journals (accruals, prepayments, payroll) Supporting month-end close Managing intercompany balances and reconciliations Bookkeeping for smaller group entities Supporting system and process improvements About You

Experience in an Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant / Bookkeeping role Comfortable working in an SME or multi-entity environment Strong Excel

skills and good systems knowledge

Experience with cloud accounting software (e.g. Xero or Sage) is beneficial Highly organised, proactive, and detail-focused Comfortable managing routine, high-volume workloads with accuracy The Opportunity Broad exposure across a growing business Real ownership and responsibility within

the role Support from experienced finance leadership Opportunity to improve processes and systems Clear pathway to becoming a highly capable all-round finance professional