33 Temporary, Accountancy jobs in Hammersmith And Fulham, Hammersmith And Fulham

Assistant Financial Controller

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 15 July 2025
• Salary: Not specified
• Additional salary information: £40k
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 14 August 2025
• Location: London
• Company: Guarding UK
• Job type: Contract
• Job reference: 759

Summary

Job Advert

Assistant Financial Controller

Temporary Maternity Cover Position (1 Year)

Location: Enfield, North London

Salary: £40k

Hours: 40 hours per week, including an unpaid lunch break

Job ID: 759

Closing Date: 29/07/2025

Drive financial precision and support key decisions as our Assistant Financial Controller (Maternity Cover).

The finance team currently manages £35-40 m per annum and our portfolio is continually growing. This is a great role for someone who is looking for their next career move to work in an environment which exposes them to all the commercial aspects of a finance department. Our expectation is that you will have sound financial experience, with an advanced understanding and application of MS Excel skills and accounting software; with a clear focus on continuously improving technology within a finance team. We are looking for someone to join the Team in August / early September at the latest.

Ideally you will have the below skills, knowledge and experience:

• Financial Qualifications required (or working towards)
• Highly computer literate with advanced skills in Excel, Word and Microsoft Office software.
• Excellent numeracy and communication skills alongside attention to detail and a keen problem solver.
• Ability to work with individuals across departments and liaise with external clients and suppliers.
• Ability to identify and work to accounts processing deadlines and manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Assist the Financial Controller in producing monthly management accounts to strict deadlines.
• Experience of payroll and processing payroll elements (desirable.)
• Manage, develop and motivate a finance team (Credit Control and Invoicing Departments)
• Familiarity with audit preparation.
• Understanding of labour-heavy operations - dealing with payroll complexities, scheduling, and cost control per contract / client / site (desirable).
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Supporting the implementation and enhancement of finance systems and reporting tools.
• Driving process improvement and automation within the finance function.

Key Attributes

• Commercially minded and analytically strong.
• Hands-on, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills.
• High integrity and discretion, with a continuous improvement mindset.

GUK is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from a diverse range of individuals. We believe that a diverse talented workforce nurtures excellence and makes us a great place to work, where individuality and inclusivity are celebrated.

We reserve the right to stop taking applications when we have had a suitable amount of response.

• Financial Qualifications required (or working towards)
• Highly computer literate with advanced skills in Excel, Word and Microsoft Office software.
• Excellent numeracy and communication skills alongside attention to detail and a keen problem solver.
• Ability to work with individuals across departments and liaise with external clients and suppliers.
• Ability to identify and work to accounts processing deadlines and manage sensitive and confidential information.
• Assist the Financial Controller in producing monthly management accounts to strict deadlines.
• Experience of payroll and processing payroll elements (desirable.)
• Manage, develop and motivate a finance team (Credit Control and Invoicing Departments)
• Familiarity with audit preparation.
• Understanding of labour-heavy opeations - dealing with payroll complexities, scheduling, and cost control per contract / client
/ site (desirable).
• Good written and verbal communication.
• Supporting the implementation and enhancement of finance systems and reporting tools.
• Driving process improvement and automation within the finance function.
Key Attributes
• Commercially minded and analytically strong.
• Hands-on, proactive, and able to work under pressure.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong communication skills.
• High integrity and discretion, with a continuous improvement mindset.
  
  GUK is an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from a diverse range of individuals. We believe that a diverse
talented workforce nurtures excellence and makes us a great place to work, where individuality and inclusivity are celebrated. We reserve the right to stop taking applications when we have had a suitable amount of response.

The finance team currently manages £35-40 m per annum and our portfolio is continually growing. This is a great role for someone