The Assistant Accountant plays a central role in supporting financial and administration activities within a data focused environment. This position acts as a key interface between staff, finance teams, and wider professional services, ensuring effective coordination of funding processes, financial management, and administrative support.
You will provide guidance on grants, funding compliance, and financial procedures while contributing to planning and reporting.
Client Details
Being part of a large finance function you will be part of a team who have excellent moral and always deliver to a high standard. The role is busy and requires someone who has excellent analysis and mathematical skills to able to assist with the budget and forecasting to senior management.
Description
Support in the preparation and submission of grant and contract applications, ensuring compliance with funder
Provide financial oversight of grants and other funding streams, including producing forecasts, analysing budgets, and identifying risks or variances.
Managing the financial processes from multiple services within the department
Manage and manipulate the expenditure of costs and funds
Investigate overspends and ensure action has been taken to reduce costs
Producing financial reports and ensuring variances have been accounted for
Assist in the forecasting and budget planning with funding bodies
Produce financial reports for stakeholders, including clarity on budget position and future projections
Interpret financial statements and provide insight to budget holders
Accruals, prepayments, VAT and Capital expenditure
Support audit processes and responding to queries
Business partnering and acting as a key liaison between staff, finance teams, and central services
Manage a high volume of accounts, process and approve expenses and transactions
Collaborate and support wider finance team with ongoing projects and system upgrade
Review financial information and communicate development opportunities
Assisting with month and year end processes and presenting to managementProfile
A successful Assistant Accountant should have:
Strong understanding of financial processes, budgeting, and forecasting
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills (pivot tables, vlookups, formulas)
Ability to analyse financial data and communicate insights effectively
Relevant financial qualification (e.g. AAT) or equivalent experience
Demonstrable experience within in a high volume data driven roleJob Offer
£30,000 - £35,000
On going temporary position offering flexibility and potential for professional development
Generous holiday entitlement increasing to 30 days plus 8 bank holidays.
2 -3 days in the office per week
Flexible start and finish time
35 hour working week
If you are ready to bring your skills in budget and forecasting management to a meaningful role in Liverpool, we encourage you to apply today