Details:
- Salary: £15 - 18 - Hour
- Job Type: Contract
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: Redditch
- Date: 19 hours ago
Description:
Location: Redditch (office-based)
Salary: £18-20.00 per hour (DOE)
Hours will consider Part Time hours
The Role
Arden Personnel are recruiting for a Temporary Assistant Accountant to join a well-established Redditch-based manufacturer, supplying pizza ovens across the UK. The role has arisen to cover long-term sick leave within the accounts team and is available on a minimum three-month basis, likely running through to the end of the year with potential to extend. This is a broad, hands-on role suited to an experienced bookkeeper who can pick up an existing set of books quickly and work independently from day one.
Key Responsibilities:
Invoicing across all three group companies
Credit control
Integrating a new financial systems (Sage- Xero)
VAT return preparation and submission, as and when due
ONS Survey completion, as and when requested
Preparation of monthly management accounts/reporting
General day-to-day accounts duties across the group's three entities
Ad hoc accounts duties as required
(Note: this role does not cover payroll or bank reconciliations — these remain with the existing team.)
About You
Must Have:
Proven bookkeeping experience, including invoicing, credit control and VAT
Confident working with Sage 50 and Xero
Comfortable working across multiple companies/entities
Able to work independently with minimal handover
Available immediately or at short notice
Desirable:
Experience preparing ONS survey returns
Experience of migrating from Sage 50 to Xero
Background in a manufacturing or SME environme
The Package
£16.00–£20.00 per hour, depending on experience
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
Part-time or full-time considered
Contract: Temporary, minimum 3 months, likely to end of year, with potential to extend
About the Client
A well-established UK supplier of pizza ovens, based in Redditch.
How to apply for our Temporary Assistant Accountant role
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