Interim Assistant Accountant

This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant. General Purpose To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business. The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure. Key Duties and Responsibilities Month-End & Reporting * Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines. * Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments. * Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time. * Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc. * Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts * Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing Finance Operations * Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance. * Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance. * Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments. * Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies. * Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting. * Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries. * Ensure invoices are processed accurately and within deadlines. * Assisting with preparation of payment runs * Calculating recharges to international offices and invoicing for these * Assist with quarterly VAT returns, audits and statutory reporting deadlines for UK entities. * Help improve finance processes and internal controls. * Work closely with the Finance Manager and wider finance team to meet business deadlines. Skills and Experience Required * Minimum of 3+ years in a similar role. * Proving experience working to tight deadlines. * Experience preparing month-end reports, journals and reconciliations. * Good understanding of AP and AR processes. * Strong Excel skills. * High attention to detail. * Able to prioritise workload in a fast-paced environment. * AAT qualified or studying