Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Location: Grangetown
Salary: Circa £32,000 per annum plus benefits
Contract: Permanent / Full-Time
Hours: Monday to Thursday, 9:00am 5:00pm, with an early finish at 2:30pm on Fridays
Reports to: Finance Director

The Opportunity

Môrwell Talent Solutions is seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join one of its clients finance teams in Cardiff. This will be a varied role offering exposure across multiple areas of finance, with responsibility for managing the purchase ledger function end-to-end while supporting wider accounting, statutory, and reporting requirements across several entities.

The successful candidate will be highly organised, accurate, and proactive, with the ability to manage deadlines and support a busy finance function. This position would suit an individual who enjoys working within a collaborative environment and is comfortable handling a broad range of financial responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities will include

Purchase Ledger

• Processing, matching, coding, and posting supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
• Managing supplier invoices and resolving payment queries
• Preparing and processing supplier payment runs
• Supporting intercompany purchase ledger transactions
• Reconciling accounts payable ledgers

Banking, Reconciliations & Cashflow

• Completing weekly and monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing weekly and monthly cashflow reports
• Investigating and resolving reconciling items
• Assisting with monitoring cash balances and supporting cashflow visibility

Company Credit Cards & Expense Analysis

• Processing and analysing company credit card transactions
• Ensuring accurate nominal coding and VAT treatment
• Reconciling company credit card statements
• Liaising with cardholders to obtain supporting documentation and receipts

VAT, Tax & Statutory Returns

• Assisting with government returns, including packaging data and mineral oils usage
• Supporting CT61 returns and other statutory reporting requirements

Intercompany & Accounting Support

• Raising and reconciling intercompany invoices
• Supporting month-end accounting processes
• Providing audit support and assisting with year-end requirements
• Assisting with monthly management accounts preparation

Systems & ERP Support

• Supporting ERP system implementation projects
• Assisting with onboarding, testing, and go-live activities
• Contributing to process improvements and systems optimisation
• Oracle NetSuite experience would be advantageous

General Finance Support

• Handling supplier and internal finance queries
• Providing cover within the finance team during annual leave or absence
• Supporting ad-hoc finance tasks as required
• Contributing to continuous improvement within the finance function

Skills & Experience Required

• Previous experience in a Finance Assistant, Accounts Assistant, or Purchase Ledger role
• Strong purchase ledger experience with end-to-end responsibility
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities
• Confident communication skills with both internal stakeholders and external suppliers
• Intermediate Excel skills preferred
• Experience working with ERP systems advantageous
• Oracle NetSuite experience beneficial but not essential

Benefits

• Salary circa £32,000 per annum
• Monday to Thursday, 9:00am 5:00pm with an early finish at 2:30pm every Friday
• Free on-site parking
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Holiday entitlement increasing up to 26 days after five years service
• Supportive and collaborative working environment
• Opportunity to gain broad exposure across a varied finance function

About the Role

This is an excellent opportunity for a finance professional looking to join a well-established organisation in a varied and hands-on position. The role offers strong exposure across transactional finance, statutory reporting, reconciliations, and wider accounting support, making it ideal for someone looking to further develop within a dynamic finance team.