Job Description NXTGEN is supporting a leading organisation in the search for an Finance Analyst to join their team based in Peterborough. This Assistant Financial Accountant role will play a key part in supporting the financial compliance and reporting processes for a large, multi-entity group, including work across Financial Statements, SOX Compliance, and Group Reporting. The successful candidate will join a high-performing finance function that operates as one collaborative team across multiple sites, and will benefit from excellent on-the-job development. We are ideally looking for someone who is immediately available or on a short notice period. Key responsibilities will include: Assisting with the preparation of statutory Financial Statements Supporting external audit processes by fulfilling audit requests Performing SOX control testing and maintaining accounting policies and controls Supporting quarterly group reporting, including financial pack uploads Completing and owning monthly balance sheet reconciliations Preparing and posting monthly cashbooks to the general ledger The ideal candidate will be actively studying AAT or ACCA, with strong attention to detail and a desire to grow within a technical accounting role. You'll be confident working with Excel and financial systems and bring a proactive, problem-solving approach to your work. A strong team player, you'll be comfortable building positive relationships across the wider finance function and have the drive and enthusiasm to take ownership of key tasks. Salary : £28,000 - £32,000 depending on experience