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Assistant Accountant
West Berkshire Council —Newbury
- £25,583 - £32,061 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Computer literacy
- English
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
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- English
- Analysis skills
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- £38,000 a year
- Microsoft Excel
- Analysis skills
- Accounting
- Free parking
- Employee discount
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Assistant Accountant

West Berkshire Council -
Newbury

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Job details

Full-time
£25,583 - £32,061 a year

Benefits

Annual leave
Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
Computer literacy
Mathematics
English
Communication skills

Full job description

Salary

From £25,583 to £32,061 per annum (Grade DF)

Contractual hours

Basis

Full Time

Package

Fixed term

Job category/type

Finance

Date posted

22/05/2026

Job reference

REQ00001118

We are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join our busy accountancy team supporting the People directorate. You will work closely with colleagues in Accountancy, Adult Social Care and Commissioning to produce accurate and timely information to support the financial reporting in relation to Adult Social Care.

The role

The successful candidate will be required to:

undertake financial reconciliations of large sets of data.
carry out transactional processing.
contribute to improvements with our internal processes and procedures which we are constantly reviewing.

The ideal candidate would have the following skills and attributes:

5 GSCE grade (level 4) or above including Maths & English
Computer literacy, with in particular a good level of competency with Microsoft Excel.
Ability to manage high volumes of data while maintaining a high degree of accuracy.
Ability to work well as part of a team in order to meet strict deadlines.
Have excellent communication skills.

Our offer to you

West Berkshire Council offer excellent employment benefits such as:

Flexible and hybrid working (an average of 2 days a week in the office)
Local Government pension scheme
Family friendly policies
A range of local discounts
A generous annual leave entitlement of 28 days rising to 33 days after 5 years of service

For an informal discussion please contact Emmanuelle Matthews, Senior Accountant on 01635 503221 or [email protected]

Please note that the closing date is given as a guide. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

This role is fixed term for 12 months from appointment - Interim support (short term organisational change)

Join us at West Berkshire Council and make a positive impact in our community while advancing your career.

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Equal Opportunities

The Council supports Equal Opportunity of employment and positively encourages applications from people who fall within any of the nine protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

How to apply

Please now complete a short online application form. You will then be able to upload your CV.

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