Assistant Accountant

Company: Whitaker Smith Recruitment
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Location: Chorley
Job Description:

Co-Founder & Specialist Finance Recruiter – Recruiting finance professionals across the North West

Based: Chorley

Salary: up to £40k + study + benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a growing SME with plans to progress to Management Accountant and beyond. You will work in a supportive environment with mentors focused on development and qualifications over the next few years.

Role

  • Assisting Financial Controller with producing management accounts and delivering timely financial analysis
  • Working with the FC & FD on commercial finance analysis across products and services and identifying potential cost savings in advance
  • Assist with budgets, forecasts, VAT returns and month end duties
  • Bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments & monitoring cash flow
  • Assisting wider finance with transactional duties including purchase & sales ledger when required
  • Supporting ongoing projects to improve systems, processes and efficiencies internally and for the future

Experience / Qualifications

  • ACCA/CIMA part-qualified (you MUST have sat exams, not just exemptions)
  • 3+ years experience in a finance role including month end experience
  • Ambitious and keen to progress quickly under the guidance of the Financial Controller
  • Experience in a growing SME is highly desirable

Seniority level

  • Associate

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Accounting/Auditing

Industries

  • Business Consulting and Services

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Posted: June 4th, 2026