Assistant Accountant

Location Glasgow
Discipline: Financial Services
Job type: Permanent
Contact name: Scott Taylor

Contact email: scott.taylor@changerecruitmentgroup.com
Job ref: 154212
Published: about 5 hours ago
Expiry date: 24 Sep 2026 00:59

Change Accountancy and Finance are supporting our client, based in Glasgow City Centre, to recruit an Assistant Accountant to their team. A great opportunity to work with an experienced finance team and take on a range of month end close responsibilities, as you continue your professional exams and progress your career. Applicants for the role will be comfortable with a range of month end close processes, as well as showing a proactivity in engaging with other areas of the business to trouble shoot and resolve queries as they arise. Key duties of the role will include;

  • Responsible for a range of month end close and reporting activities
  • Creating MI and performing a range of analysis as required
  • Ownership for balance sheet reconciliations
  • Posting of prepayments and accruals to the general ledger
  • Responsible for a range of bank account reconciliations
  • Overseeing payments and ensuring accuracy of details
  • Assisting with year end audit and statutory accounts
  • Ad hoc duties as required

Key for this role is a competence in month end reporting activity, showing and demonstrating confidence around balance sheet and general ledger reconciliations, with adjustments, as necessary. Applicants will also be confident with Excel and using it to assist in reconciliations as well as wider analysis. Active studiers are welcomed to apply and support will be available for professional exams, post passing probation.

In return, the role offers real scope to develop a strong skill set in core reporting, within an established business that will offer exposure and opportunities to develop.

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 + benefits

Hybrid Model: 2 days in office