Assistant Accountant - #1698311

We are currently seeking an Assistant Accountant to join the finance team of a Civil Engineering contract based out of Bristol. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and collaborative environment where financial insight drives performance across key projects. You'll report to the Business Unit Financial Controller and work alongside Commercial and Project teams to ensure accurate financial reporting and support across the business.

Duties

• Prepare and support month-end close, forecasts, and budgets.
• Produce regular and ad hoc financial reports, adding commentary and insight into variances.
• Reconcile balance sheet accounts and ensure accurate ledger maintenance.
• Process supplier and customer invoices, certified applications, and retention payments.
• Support with subcontractor payments using SAP and Webcontractor.
• Answer queries and resolve discrepancies, including misallocated costs.
• Monitor job costings and compare actuals against budgeted spend.
• Ensure project teams complete financial tasks on time.
• Input data into finance systems, including timesheets and delivery costings
• Provide holiday cover for the Financial Controller as required.
• Help continuously improve finance processes and reporting systems.

Person Specification

• Experience in a finance role with a strong grasp of accounting processes (advantageous.)
• Familiarity with SAP or similar financial systems (advantageous.)
• Proficient in Excel (including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables.)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Comfortable working autonomously and managing deadlines.
• Part-qualified in AAT/CIMA (or similar) is desirable
• Highly organised with attention to detail.
• Effective communicator across departments.
• Professional, collaborative, and eager to contribute to team success.