Assistant Commercial Accountant, York | £32,000 - £34,700 plus an exceptional holiday package

Most finance jobs give you a calendar full of month-ends. This one gives you a career.... and a whopping 43 days off to enjoy it.

A head of department emails at four o'clock. They've been offered the chance to launch something new and need to know what the budget will actually stretch to.

In plenty of finance teams, that question goes upstairs. Here, some of those conversations will be yours.

We're working with a well-established York organisation that wants an Assistant Commercial Accountant who's curious about the business behind the numbers. It's a rare chance to build commercial and business partnering experience at assistant level, on top of a solid core finance grounding.

The commercial bit

Work directly with budget holders on cost analysis, budgeting, forecasting and in-year monitoring
Learn to turn their plans into numbers they can act on, and to explain finance to people who don't speak it
Take part in month-end and year-end close, then step back and see how the results drive decisions
Report to the Head of Finance, with regular exposure to senior finance leadership

The core you'll master

Cashbook oversight across three companies within the group
Bank reconciliations, card and petty cash reviews, journals and transfers
VAT, balance sheet and fee reconciliations
Reviewing the transactional team's work and helping to improve how it runs

Why people stay

Time. 35 days' annual leave, plus 8 bank holidays, plus a Christmas shutdown. That's 43 days before the shutdown even starts.
Your next qualification. Study support, and a manager who wants you to progress.
Your future. A pension with employer contributions [confirm %].
Your wellbeing. Enhanced sick pay and compassionate leave, enhanced maternity and adoption pay, and a dedicated employee lifecycle partner who supports you from day one.
Your working day. Extensive green grounds for walking meetings and lunch breaks, on-site catering, a discounted gym on site, a cycle to work scheme, and flexible working options depending on the role.

Plenty of York employers offer a good salary. Fewer combine that kind of holiday, the room to grow, and a site that looks after your wellbeing as well as your development. We wouldn't suggest moving for any one of these. Together, they're the reason people stay.

What you'll bring

AAT (ideally qualified, or close). Or if a graduate be part-qualified CIMA/ACCA
Some commercia finance / busines partnering would be preferred but not essential - this is your chance to get more!
Solid month-end management accounts experience
Initiative, and a team-first approach to a varied workload

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For a confidential conversation, contact Chloe or Hannah at iFF Talent on 01135325500

Commercial Assistant Accountant