Assistant Accountant

Location: Cardiff
Salary: £35-40,000
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, on site

Vargo is supporting a growing Cardiff-based business with the appointment of an Assistant Accountant on a permanent basis.

This is a hands-on finance role suited to someone who can take ownership of day-to-day finance, month-end reporting and internal financial controls. The role would suit an ambitious finance professional who is looking for a broad, visible role within a growing business.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare monthly management accounts and support month-end close.

• Manage reconciliations, journals, accruals and prepayments.

• Support budgeting, forecasting and cash flow reporting.

• Oversee purchase ledger, sales ledger and credit control activity.

• Produce financial analysis and reporting for senior management.

• Support VAT returns and statutory reporting requirements.

• Maintain accurate records and robust internal controls.

• Work closely with operational teams to improve financial visibility.

• Support process improvements across the finance function.

About you

You will have solid practical finance experience and be comfortable working in an office-based role. Qualified status would be great but is not essential. Study support is available.

You should be:

• Confident preparing management accounts or supporting month-end reporting.

• Comfortable with reconciliations, journals and financial analysis.

• Organised, accurate and able to manage competing deadlines.

• Commercially aware and willing to work closely with non-finance colleagues.

• Keen to develop within a broad Finance Manager position.

Apply

For more information, please contact Tom Miller at Vargo Group on 07901913560 or email [email protected].

Please note: Our client is unable to offer VISA sponsorship for this position. All applicants must have full right-to-work in the UK in order to be considered.

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