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Assistant Accountant
Job Posted: 18 hours ago
Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Temporary
Location: CB6, Witchford, Cambridgeshire
Expire in: a month
Job Description
Location: Ely (CB6)
Duration: to end of February 2026
Hours: 8am - 4:30pm with some flexibility around core hours
Salary: Competitive
Job Reference: 35800
Polytec are looking for an enthusiastic Assistant Accountant to join our Ely based client on a temporary basis to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will be a key member of our clients accounts department and will be involved in a number of department processes such as month end close, monthly management and financial reporting and management information analysis.
Responsibilities:
* Assist with month end tasks such as preparing and posting general ledger journals and completing general ledger transactions analysis as scheduled in the month end close calendar
* Prepare selected profit and loss ledger accounts analysis
* Support preparation of monthly standalone and consolidated financial statements
* Assist Financial Controller with interpretation of the results producing supporting schedules, presentations and other ad hoc analyses
* Compile and release daily/weekly management information reports
* Support Financial Controller during the annual budgeting process including collecting input from departmental managers, compiling collected data and raising queries
* Prepare UK VAT returns, audit transactions to ensure VAT rules are correctly applied
* Support R&D tax credit claim preparation process
Requirements:
* A-Level / NVQ level 3 or equivalent experience or qualifications (AAT qualification desirable but not essential)
* Minimum 2 years' experience working in a similar role
* Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, ability to use wide range of formulas and present data effectively
* Experience using Power BI desirable
* Experience using Microsoft D365 is a significant advantage
* Able to work collaboratively within a finance team to ensure timely processing of documents
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