Account Assistant in Harrogate

The Power of Long-Term Relationships in Recruitment

One of our core values at Sharp Consultancy is Relationships, and recently I was reminded exactly why that matters. We recently won a competitive recruitment tender with a key client across the region. Whilst our experience and market knowledge played a huge part, I genuinely believe the deciding factor was something much harder to replicate – trust. I've known the senior finance leader for several years before there was ever a recruitment project to discuss. During that time, we've met regularly for coffee, shared market insights, talked about the finance landscape and discussed the challenges businesses were facing. Most of these conversations didn't lead to a recruitment assignment, and that was never the point. For me, relationship building isn't about waiting for someone to have a vacancy, it's about being present, staying relevant and adding value over time. Sometimes that's sharing insight into the market, offering a different perspective on a hiring challenge or simply taking the time to understand what's happening in someone's business. These conversations build credibility long before there's a commercial opportunity. So, when the recruitment opportunity came around, I wasn't introducing myself or trying to prove we understood the business in a single meeting. We've already built that understanding over years of honest conversations and consistent support. We knew what was important to them, the challenges they faced and how they wanted to approach recruitment. Winning the work was a fantastic result, but more importantly, it reinforced what I believe great recruitment is all about. The best recruitment partnerships aren't built when a role becomes live, they're built in the months and years beforehand. Trust develops through consistency, honesty and a genuine interest in helping people succeed, not through one conversation or one successful placement. That's why Relationship is one of our values at Sharp Consultancy. Because when trust comes first, opportunities tend to follow. The piece of recruitment may have been the outcome, but the relationship was the foundation that made it possible.

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Job description

A well-established business in Harrogate, are expanding their finance team and looking for an energetic and motivated account assistant. The role is a 3-month contract however for the right candidate this role has a strong possibility to become a permanent role. The business offers full systems training to and support to successful candidate.

The ideal candidate for this position will be:

AAT qualified to minimum level 3 or qualified by experience
Confident working with internal stakeholders and explaining numbers clearly
Strong month-end / management accounting experience
A can-do attitude, good attention to detail and a desire to keep learning
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

The duties of this role include:

Full end-to-end monthly management accounts including prepayments, accruals, creating and posting journals, review and analysis of costs and variances
Balance sheet reconciliations
Finance business partnering between Finance and other departments
Attending meetings with internal stakeholders
Helping with budgets, forecasts and internal reporting
Playing a part in the year end audit and statutory reporting

This role is a great opportunity to join a busy fast-growing business, that offers support and training to all its employees. The role requires various skill sets, if you are immediately available and have the skill sets required for this role please contact us.

Sharp Consultancy is a finance and accountancy recruitment specialist assisting accounting and finance divisions of businesses in the Yorkshire and Derbyshire area. With over 30 years' experience we pride ourselves on sourcing excellent finance professionals across all divisions of an accounts function.

Candidates must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction. To apply please send your CV to the e-mail address stated, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications, we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within seven days, please note that on this occasion your application has not been successful.