Sewell Wallis is working on a progressive Assistant Accountant opportunity with our Huddersfield based client; a successful West Yorkshire SME business who are going through an exciting period of growth!This Assistant Accountant position is a newly created role that will report into a personal, friendly and supportive Finance Manager who is willing to offer further month end training to someone who is driven, helpful and eager to learn.Whilst also incorporating transactional finance duties, along with payroll down the line as there are plans to bring this in-house, the successful person will gain exposure to the full month end process. This role would suit someone who is AAT qualified, or working towards their ACCA or CIMA studies, has experience of working within transactional finance and someone who has gained exposure to parts of the month end process - ideally accruals, prepayments, journals and balance sheet reconciliations as a minimum. What will you be doing? Assist the Finance Manager with financial matters throughout the year.Assist in preparing monthly financial statements and management reports.Reconcile bank statements and maintain accurate financial records.Support month end and year end closing activities, including journals and balance sheet reconciliations.Manage the full purchase and sales ledger process. Handle intercompany recharges and reconciliations.Contribute to budgeting and forecasting processes.Prepare VAT returns accurately and within deadlines.Help