Assistant Accountant

A growing organisation with a focus on innovation and operational excellence is seeking an experienced Assistant Accountant to join their finance team on a temporary basis. Located in Hamble, the company operates across multiple sectors with multiple international locations, fostering a collaborative culture committed to development and efficiency. This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain exposure to global financial operations, support key projects, and develop your accounting skills within a dynamic environment. Benefits include flexible working arrangements and onsite parking. What will the Assistant Accountant role involve? • Supporting the finance team in monitoring and analysing expenditure across multiple UK and international cost centres, helping to drive financial insight • Reconciling manufacturing accruals and prepayments, and assisting with variance analysis, contributing to accurate financial reporting • Assisting in the preparation of budgets and forecasts, providing data support for financial planning activities • Performing balance sheet reconciliations, journal postings, and supporting month-end closing activities, including managing reporting decks Suitable Candidate for the Assistant Accountant vacancy: • Good level of Excel proficiency, including experience with PivotTables and VLOOKUPs • Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise tasks and work under deadline pressure • Proactive and positive attitude, with a team-oriented approach and the ability to adapt quickly Additional benefits and information for the role of Assistant Accountant: • Parking available onsite • Competitive hourly rate aligned with experience • Opportunity to gain experience within a dynamic and expanding organisation • Salary will be dependent on experience CMA Recruitment Group is acting as a recruitment business in relation to this role. CMA complies with all relevant UK legislation and doesn’t discriminate on any protected characteristics. By completing the application process, you agree to the terms outlined in our Privacy Notice and that CMA may contact you in connection with your application in relation to CMA providing you with work finding services. Our Privacy Notice can be viewed under the privacy tab on our website. CMA is currently receiving a high volume of applications. Whilst we ensure all applications are considered, regrettably, it may not be possible to respond individually to all applications received.