Assistant Financial Accountant

Company: Michael Page
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Location: Merseyside
Job Description:

Working within a large corporate services function you will be part of a longstanding and knowledgeable team with an opportunity to progress and develop your skills within accountancy.

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 financial accounting process to senior management.

This post demands the ability to work in an organised manner, analysing data using strong excel skills to produce accurate and timely information.

Description

Duties and tasks of the Assistant Financial Accountant:

Produce accurate and reliable robust datasets for submission of returns to external contacts

Extra data and ensure data reconciles to control totals

Analyse data and investigate anomalies and trends

Produce various financial and statistical returns

Ensure all capital equipment is recorded within the fixed asset register

Identify and capitalise all equipment within the organisation and apply depreciation

Reconcile fixed asset records with the general ledger

Communicate with non financial staff and present data clearly

Involved in projects and produce reports to senior management

Liaise with internal and external audit

Profile

To be successful in the role you will:

Studying, AAT, CIMA, ACA/ ACCA or similar

Advanced Excel skills and the ability to manipulate data (pivot tables, vlookups)

Ability to analyse large volumes of data and produce reports

Ability to reconcile data and control accounts

Job Offer

What’s on offer:

2 – 3 days in the office per week

Study support

Enhanced company pension scheme

35 hour working week – flexible start and finish times to suit

36 days holiday + bank holidays

Benefits and company discounts

+many more

If you’re interested in this role, apply now!

Posted: August 4th, 2026