Your new companyHays Accountancy and Finance are partnering with a rapidly growing Financial Services Group based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire to recruit a dynamic and driven Assistant Accountant. A varied permanent accounting role that can offer study support for CIMA/ACCA, along with a competitive benefit package. Reporting directly to the Financial Operations Manager, the role will involve preparing management accounts, process improvement projects and balance sheet processes through to transactional finance duties. The position will offer remote/office hybrid working of 2 days on-site, 3 days remote once settled in, along with progression opportunities. Your new roleKey duties will involve assisting in the preparation of management accounts, dashboards, key performance indicators (KPIs), regulatory returns, cash analysis, and forecasts. You will maintain accurate and up-to-date accounting records, process/verify transactions in the ledger, reconcile balance sheets and profit/loss items. You will process payments, resolve outstanding invoices/statements, monitor cash balances, identify/report on areas of risk to management, along with ensuring processes/controls are documented. You will support internal/external audit processes, process improvement projects along with ad-hoc duties for the financial management team. What you''ll need to succeedTo be considered for this varied Assistant Accountant role, you will need experience in a similar position. Ideally, AAT qualifie