Accounts Assistant

Company: Rolls Royce
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Location: East Grinstead
Job Description:

Job Title: Accounts Assistant – 18 Months FTC

Location: East Grinstead

Employment: Full time – Hybrid

Contract: Temporary (Fixed Term)

What you will be doing

General Ledger

  • Process all expense journals received via Concur
  • Regularly review the functional area and cost centre reports for mis‑postings, and complete correcting journals for allocated cost centres.
  • Ensure periodic costs in given cost centres are accurate, well understood and aligned to budget and variance analysis completed with commentary.
  • Hold cost centre reviews with cost centre managers on a regular basis.
  • Assist with the monthly BU reporting packs as required
  • Manage the Core Charges process
  • Recharges
  • National Statistic Questionnaires
  • Prepare the UK VAT Return each quarter
  • Prepare the German VAT Return each month

Banking

  • Posting non‑AR/AP bank entries
  • Set up all payments in the banking software
  • Update our cash forecast in ITS for all payments expected and actuals.

Sales Ledger

  • Support the sales ledger function where required, providing holiday cover.

Accounts Payable

  • Run the payment proposals/payment runs twice a month for all third‑party suppliers

Month End

  • The Accounts Assistant will support in all of the month end tasks
  • Prepare confirmation of balances (before month end and on WD1)
  • Complete the Sales by Country report
  • Monthly revenue report
  • Balance Sheet reconciliations
  • Complete monthly audit checks as requested by RRPS

Ad Hoc Duties

  • Corporation Tax Pack
  • Year end Audit work

Position Qualifications

  • You will be studying towards an AAT qualification, be qualified in AAT, or be qualified by experience.
  • Strong attention to detail, ability to take on a wide range of tasks, enthusiastic person with strong interpersonal skills, proactive in problem solving, able to effectively manage your time.
  • Knowledge of SAP S4 Hana would be beneficial.

Preferred Requirements

  • Proficient in Microsoft Office. Knowledge of V‑lookups, IF statements and pivot tables would be beneficial. On the job training will be provided for ERP system.
  • Must be highly numerate. Must be a competent writer of business letters and emails.

Commitment

Rolls‑Royce are committed to being a respectful, inclusive, and non‑discriminatory workplace where individuality is valued, diverse perspectives fuel innovation, and everyone can thrive.

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Posted: July 10th, 2026