Assistant Accountant

Overall Purpose of the Role:

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to support a growing finance team. Supporting the Financial Controller, this role plays a critical part in maintaining accurate financial records, driving process improvements, and ensuring the finance function operates efficiently. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on experience in ledger processes with the ambition and capability to support broader accounting and reporting functions.

What you will be doing:

Month-End & Financial Support

• Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts, including accruals, prepayments, and journal entries
• Help maintain the integrity of the general ledger
• Support balance sheet reconciliations and analysis
• Aid in cash flow forecasting and reporting
• Assist in budgeting and forecasting cycles

Purchase Ledger Oversight

• Oversee day-to-day purchase ledger processes, ensuring invoices are entered, approved, and reconciled timely
• Act as the first escalation point for supplier queries, overdue items, and accounts that require further attention
• Review and approve supplier payment runs
• Ensure supplier account reconciliations are accurate and up to date

Audit & Compliance

• Support audit preparations by providing timely, accurate documentation
• Assist in maintaining internal controls across the finance function
• Help ensure compliance with financial policies and procedures

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Liaise with commercial, operations, and procurement teams to align finance processes
• Provide ad hoc reporting and financial insight as required
• Support continuous improvement projects within the finance department

What we ask from you:

• AAT Level 4 qualified or Finance-related degree
• Strong knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and purchase ledger processes
• Prior experience in a finance role, ideally with exposure to both transactional and reporting activities
• Experience using accounting software (Sage and/or similar ERP systems)
• Strong Excel skills
• High attention to detail and strong numerical skills
• Proactive and organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to communicate across teams
• Willingness to learn and develop within a growing finance team
• Ability to take ownership of tasks

What we can offer in return:

• Benefits include cashback plans including eye-care, dental & prescriptions, to name just a few….. please click on our benefits brochure to view further details
• Gym, fitness and retail discounts
• Donate a Day – we will gift you an extra day off each year to do something for charity or within the community
• Mentoring and ongoing guidance, not only to settle you into your role, but throughout your career with Aptus
• We promote physical and mental health and provide additional support to our employees via our Employer Assistance Program all year round

Location: Aptus House, Unit 19-20, Barrs Fold Road, Wingates, Industrial Estate, Bolton, BL5 3XP

What’s next?

Please send your CV and contact details to careers@aptusutilities.co.uk

If you are shortlisted for this role, you will be contacted by a member of our People Team or the Hiring Manager, who will usually arrange a short telephone interview before arranging a face-to-face.