Role

We have an exciting Fixed Term Contract opportunity for a high calibre graduate to join a large and dynamic finance and business performance function in Leeds city centre as an Assistant Accountant to the end of December 2025.  

The role provides excellent development opportunities and is accountable for preparation of several types of financial information for internal and external stakeholders.

This is a Hybrid role assigned to our Leeds office where the successful candidate would be based two days a week.  

Key Responsibilities:

• Validate cost of sales invoices to industry data.
• Resolve queries with industry counterparties.
• Create and validate TPI (broker) invoices and resolve queries with these.
• Managing recovery of exposed TPIs by calculating and processing accurate reconciliations
• Reducing balance sheet position relating to ended contracts by identifying required reconciliations and providing accurate reconciliation information
• Providing information to support the month end reporting cycle.
• Assisting in the production and delivery of monthly management accounts.
• Aid with variance analysis of revenues and costs and follow variances through to recovery.
• Understand the sales order book and identify any data discrepancies.
• Understanding our cost data, industry data flows and volumes.
• Development of profitability reporting through price component revenue analysis.
• Producing documentation for the BSR review.
• Maintain process documentation for processes within the role.
• Perform reconciliations for major cost components

Skills

• Proven ability to produce accurate work under tight deadlines, be organised, methodical, and be receptive to change. 
• Excellent process delivery/improvement skills. 
• The role requires computer literacy with Excel and Microsoft Office. 
• Experience of using Microsoft Power BI would be an advantage.  
• Teamwork skills to suit a variety of different situations.  
• Highly numerate. 
• Effective communication with Finance and non-Finance teams. 

Qualifications

• Require candidates to be Degree level of higher