Assistant Accountant

Whitaker Smith Recruitment
📍 chorley, england, United-Kingdom 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 08, 2026

Job Description

Co-Founder & Specialist Finance Recruiter - Recruiting finance professionals across the North West

Based: Chorley

Salary: up to £40k + study + benefits

This is an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Accountant to join a growing SME with plans to progress to Management Accountant and beyond. You will work in a supportive environment with mentors focused on development and qualifications over the next few years.

Role

  • Assisting Financial Controller with producing management accounts and delivering timely financial analysis
  • Working with the FC & FD on commercial finance analysis across products and services and identifying potential cost savings in advance
  • Assist with budgets, forecasts, VAT returns and month end duties
  • Bank reconciliations, accruals, prepayments & monitoring cash flow
  • Assisting wider finance with transactional duties including purchase & sales ledger when required
  • Supporting ong...

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Job Details

  • Location chorley, england
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category Finance
  • Posted Date June 08, 2026
  • Application Deadline July 18, 2026