Assistant Accountant – Penryn – Temporary (initially circa 2 - 3 months) Pay: £15 - £19 per hour (including holiday pay), depending on experience Location: Penryn Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, early Friday finish on offer) Start: ASAP Are you a finance professional available immediately and looking for your next temporary opportunity? Do you enjoy working in a busy, collaborative finance team where everyone supports each other? This could be the perfect short-term assignment for you. Carrington Wood is pleased to be supporting a respected and busy organisation as they look to add an Assistant Accountant to support their finance team on a temporary basis. This is a great opportunity to jump into a hands on finance role, keep things running smoothly, and gain valuable exposure across the business. What You’ll Be Doing: ✔ Managing account reconciliations ✔ Assist in the preparation of the monthly Management Accounts ✔ Supporting with transactional finance and month-end duties ✔ Collaborating with colleagues across departments ✔ Getting involved with ad hoc tasks, including some that may fall outside of finance ✔ Helping to keep finance processes ticking over efficiently and accurately What We’re Looking For: Previous experience in a finance role (practice background beneficial, but not essential) AAT qualification would be desirable, but not essential A proactive, reliable team player who enjoys being busy and helping out wherever needed Strong attention to detail and a positive, can-do attitude Why You’ll Love This Temporary Role: ✅ Pay between £15 and £19 per hour (including holiday pay), subject to experience ✅ Early Friday finish available ✅ Friendly, down-to-earth team who support and motivate each other ✅ A varied workload with exposure across the business ✅ Start ASAP - ideal for someone between roles or looking for immediate work Apply now for a confidential chat about this Temporary Assistant Accountant role near Penryn. Carrington Wood is a specialist recruitment consultancy supporting organisations across Cornwall, Devon, and the wider South West. We recruit across Finance, Administration, HR, Customer Service, and Business Development on both a temporary and permanent basis