Assistant Financial Accountant – Fixed Term Co...

Luxury Retailer | 4-Month Contract (Potential to Go Permanent) | Full-Time | 4 Days in Office A leading luxury retailer is looking for an immediately available, part-qualified Assistant Financial Accountant to join its finance team on an initial 4-month contract, with strong potential to become permanent. This is a great opportunity to gain broad exposure, take on real responsibility, and make an impact within a small, supportive team. Key Responsibilities * Act as the first point of contact for day-to-day finance queries. * Post journals, maintain accurate financial records, and support month-end close. * Draft payroll amendments and support Auto-Enrolment compliance (processing outsourced). * Manage the Purchase Order process, Fixed Asset Register, and Balance Sheet reconciliations. * Assist with management accounts, internal reporting, variance analysis, VAT return drafts, budgets, and forecasts. * Support e-commerce/POS data integrity and help build PowerBI dashboards. * Process AP invoices, prepare payments, and reconcile supplier statements. * Generate customer invoices, manage AR collections, resolve discrepancies, and prepare ageing reports. * Assist with onboarding/offboarding payroll tasks, holiday accruals, P11Ds, and PSA. What We’re Looking For * Part-qualified and actively studying toward CIMA (or similar). * Experience in financial accounting with strong reconciliation skills. * Familiarity with Xero and retail finance systems; strong Excel skills. * Good understanding of UK GAAP, with excellent attention to detail and communication skills. * Organised, proactive, and able to maintain confidentiality. Nice to Have * Multi-currency or UK GAAP reporting experience. * Exposure to US GAAP, IFRS, consolidated reporting. * Knowledge of PowerBI, Zoho, SQL, or payroll processes. Salary circa 35K – Apply now for immediate consideration