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Assistant Accountant – Operations & Control
Salary: £39,129.53 - £43,128.79
Location: National / predominantly remote working
MLC Partners is currently recruiting an Assistant Accountant – Operations & Control for a large, highly impactful organisation operating nationally across the UK.
This is a fantastic to develop a broad finance skillset offering exposure across several areas of finance, with responsibility for maintaining accurate financial records, supporting strong financial controls and helping ensure key finance processes operate effectively.
You'll gain hands-on exposure to multiple areas of financial control while working alongside experienced finance professionals within a collaborative, purpose-led organisation. The organisation is also committed to career development and progression, making this a strong opportunity for someone looking to continue developing their finance career.
The role is predominantly remote, with a national remit and connection to a regional business unit.
The Role
Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will work closely with colleagues across Finance and the wider organisation, supporting a broad range of accounting and financial control activities. In this role, you will gain exposure to cashflow and treasury, balance sheet control, fixed assets, audit, VAT and tax, insurance, credit control and regulatory reporting.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Producing daily cash position reporting and supporting effective treasury and cashflow management.
- Completing bank reconciliations, investigating variances and ensuring transactions are accurately recorded.
- Supporting the preparation and maintenance of cashflow forecasts, including deposits and short-term investment balances.
- Supporting balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring balances are accurate, complete and appropriately evidenced.
- Assisting with fixed asset and lease accounting, including additions, disposals, depreciation, provisions and reconciliations.
- Maintaining accurate intercompany balances and resolving differences promptly.
- Supporting the preparation of statutory accounts and year-end audit, including working papers, audit requests and statutory disclosures.
- Preparing and supporting the submission of quarterly VAT returns and assisting with wider tax compliance requirements.
- Providing support across credit control and income processes, including monitoring aged debt and helping resolve queries.
- Contributing to continuous improvements across finance processes, systems and controls.
About you:
We are looking for someone with previous experience working within a finance or accounting environment, ideally with exposure to reconciliations, cashflow, month-end, audit or other operational finance processes.
You may be AAT qualified, approaching the final stages of ACCA, CIMA or ACA, or have equivalent experience. A good understanding of VAT and tax compliance is essential, while knowledge of financial controls, accounting standards and balance sheet accounting would be advantageous.
You will need:
- Has strong attention to detail and takes pride in producing accurate, well-controlled work.
- Is confident reconciling and analysing financial information and investigating discrepancies.
- Can manage multiple priorities and work effectively to month-end and audit deadlines.
- Has strong organisational and planning skills.
- Can communicate financial information clearly to both finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Is proactive, solutions-focused and keen to identify opportunities to improve processes and systems.
If you're an ambitious finance professional who enjoys variety, problem-solving and taking ownership of your work, we'd love to hear from you.
Please get in touch with Sam at MLC Partners for a confidential conversation.
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Thank you!
Are you looking to add great value to an already successful finance team? Do you have a strong understanding of complex VAT? Are you immediately available or on a short notice period?
I am working exclusively with a large educational organisation seeking an interim VAT consultant on a long-term rolling contract.
The main responsibilities of the interim VAT Consultant are:
- Review VAT source data and underlying transactions.
- Prepare and submit quarterly VAT returns.
- Apply the agreed partial exemption mechanism.
- Review and advise on the VAT treatment of complex transactions.
- Support VAT coding relating to performances, ticketed events and other activities.
- Work closely with relevant stakeholders to ensure accurate and timely VAT reporting.
This is a great opportunity for an experienced, VAT Consultant to come in and hit the ground running with an already successful organisation with an opportunity for flexible working.
My client is looking for:
- Qualified Accountant ACA, ACCA CIMA or equivalent – would consider qualified by experience
- An experienced finance professional who works well with changes on a regular basis.
- Education/NfP experience is highly desirable.
- Hands on approach, someone who likes to get stuck in
My client can offer flexible working with 1 day a month in the office based in central London and the rest working remotely.
Applications for this role are now under review, and the deadline could well be brought forward if the suitable candidate is found. Therefore, do not delay in submitting your application!
Thank you!
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Finance and Funds Business Partner role is a fantastic opportunity for an individual looking to work for a fast moving, growing organisation. Everything we do is geared to supporting the renowned Christie NHS Foundation Trust to ensure cancer patients receive the highest level of treatment and care and have access to world leading research and technology, ensuring they have the best possible experience.
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic self-starter to support the Charity Financial Controller with:
- The financial management of the Charity’s funds and individually funded projects; and
- The financial control and governance of The Christie Charity group, particularly its two wholly owned subsidiaries (The Christie Trading Company Limited and Northern Pathology Developments Limited).
You will be joining The Christie Charity at an exciting time as we seek to diversify the Charity’s income streams through use of innovative social investments and strategic commercial ventures. This position provides an excellent opportunity to develop a deep understanding of charity and commercial finance within a dynamic and purpose-driven organisation.
Financial management
In relation to the financial management of the Charity’s funds, you will ensure that Individual Named Funds, containing designated funds, are utilised in accordance with their Terms of Reference. In relation to the financial management of individually funded projects, you will monitor spend against budgets through accountability mechanisms agreed with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust finance team. The postholder will be an integral part of the Charity finance team and partake in the annual budget setting process to the extent budgets relate to the Charity’s Individual Named Funds or individually funded projects.
As part of your role in the financial management of individually funded projects, you will act a finance business partner to the broader Charity. You will be integral in liaising with the Charity’s newly appointed Grants Manager to ensure they are aware of new projects.
Financial control and governance
You will play a key role in ensuring robust financial control across the Charity group, with the opportunity to take ownership of its two wholly owned subsidiaries: The Christie Trading Company Limited and Northern Pathology Developments Limited. This is a hands-on role where you will be responsible for overseeing the accuracy and integrity of financial controls and reporting, supporting the Charity’s aim of maintaining strong governance across both charitable and commercial operations.
Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, budget preparation and monitoring, completing month-end close, submitting quarterly tax returns, and preparing the statutory accounts for both subsidiaries, as well as supporting the Charity Financial Controller in maintaining effective financial control and oversight of the Charity's operations as required.
Additional information
The Finance and Funds Business Partner is a well-established role in the Charity. The successful applicant will be provided on the job training to fulfil this role by the previous postholder who now holds the role of Charity Financial Controller in the organisation.
In the immediate term, day-to-day financial transaction processing will continue to be delivered by The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, therefore, the postholder will be expected to work closely and collaboratively with their finance team to ensure seamless operations and continuity across the Charity group. These responsibilities are expected to transition in full to The Christie Charity by 31 December 2026.
This post would suit an individual who enjoys working in a dynamic, evolving environment, where responsibilities may shift in response to organisational priorities. The postholder must be comfortable navigating ambiguity, demonstrating flexibility, initiative, and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
When submitting your application, please provide the following:
- A cover letter; and
- An up-to-date CV (up to two A4 pages) with evidence of accountancy qualification(s) and current membership of any relevant professional accountancy body or bodies. These can be uploaded as one PDF.
Please note that applications must include all of the documents listed above and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications that do not meet these guidelines may not be considered.
Interviews will be held all day on Monday 21 September 2026 and on Tuesday 22 September 2026. Candidates will be asked to prepare a presentation in advance. Applicants are strongly encouraged to keep these dates available where possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.