Assistant Accountant

Role Overview

Assist in financial reporting, analysis, and accounting operations for the assigned business area within the Merseyside & Halton finance team.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare accounts, reconciliations, financial reports and analysis to enable effective decision‑making.
• Collaborate with the Financial Controller, Administrators, Operations Managers and finance teams to ensure compliance with financial policies, proper transaction recording and effective financial controls.
• Produce management accounts including posting journals, balance sheet reconciliations and identify potential risk areas.
• Analyse financial results and operational KPIs, identify variances, and report performance against forecasts.
• Review operational spend, support operational teams to evaluate costs and highlight potential savings.
• Utilise systems such as Workday, PowerBI and Adaptive Planning as directed.
• Support forecasting, budgeting and long‑term planning initiatives.
• Assist in auditing processes to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Contribute to project‑related work such as new investments and contract extensions.
• Provide financial information to local management on costs, budgets, forecasts and variances as required.
• Collect, organise and analyse operational KPIs and financial performance of growth initiatives.
• Plan and manage workload in line with the accounting timetable and ad‑hoc requests.
• Process monthly invoicing of material sales to customers.
• Support administrators on finance matters when requested.

Qualifications & Experience

• Part or newly qualified accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA or equivalent).
• Advanced proficiency in spreadsheets (Google Sheets and/or Microsoft Excel), including pivot tables and advanced formulas.
• Highly organised, self‑motivated, capable of accurate work under tight deadlines and unsupervised.
• Proactive, forward‑thinking mindset with strong problem‑solving ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills; able to build stakeholder relationships and collaborate effectively with senior leaders and team members across multiple groups.
• Experience with accountancy systems.
• Exceptional accuracy, attention to detail and analytical/numerical skills.
• Strong time‑management and organised approach.
• Desirable: waste‑management industry knowledge.
• Desirable: experience with Workday and Adaptive Planning.
• Desirable: financial modelling skills.
• Experience in the production of statutory accounts.

Equal Opportunity & Disability Confident Employer

We are committed to ensuring that all applicants and colleagues receive fair treatment without discrimination on any grounds, aiming to create a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive. We are a proud Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants with a disability, long‑term condition who opt‑in to the Disability Confident scheme, and meet the minimum criteria for our roles.

Benefits

• Access to our company pension scheme.
• Discounts on groceries and well‑known retail outlets.
• 24‑hour access to a virtual GP service, 365 days a year, for you and your household family members.
• One paid day leave each year to volunteer and support your community.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities to reach your full potential.
• Employee financial wellbeing support – early access to earned pay, savings, budgeting, financial coaching and rewards.

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