Assistant Accountant job at East Kilbride Full Time

Are you a detail-driven Assistant Accountant with a passion for maintaining financial accuracy in a fast-paced, purpose-led environment? We’re looking for a proactive and commercially minded professional to join our finance team within the pharmaceutical sector.

At Target Healthcare Group, we are pioneers, committed to revolutionising healthcare. As the UK’s leading manufacturer and supplier of unlicensed medicines and hard-to-source products, we serve retail pharmacies, hospitals, pharmaceutical wholesalers, and homecare markets with unmatched expertise and passion.

With a diverse team of over 500 professionals, including top pharmacists, skilled technicians, and dedicated support staff, we ensure excellence and innovation in everything we do.

The Role:

We’re seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Assistant Accountant to join our busy and fast-paced Finance team. Reporting at an Entity and Group level, you will play a key role in delivering accurate financial reporting, supporting month-end processes, managing balance sheet reconciliations, and providing valuable financial insight across multiple entities. You will also act as a key finance contact for stakeholders across the wider business, helping to ensure strong financial controls and effective decision-making.

As an Assistant Accountant your responsibilities will include, although are not limited to:

• Preparing and posting month end journals for multiple entities
• Performing monthly review and reconciliation of key balance sheet accounts; prepayments, accruals, fixed assets, stock, other receivables and other payables etc.
• Monitoring, analysing and reporting Overhead expenditure
• Preparing the first draft of Management Accounts for multiple entities for review, ensuring accuracy and timely submissions
• Reconciliating intercompany balances as part of the month end reporting process
• Carry out any ad hoc reporting required to investigate variances and queries after month end reporting
• Supporting the Consolidation of the Group’s financial reporting
• Processing daily bank transaction and completing regular bank reconciliation
• Supporting cashflow forecasting
• Processing Intercompany recharges and other recharges as per business needs
• Supporting statutory and bank audits, co-ordinating samples etc
• Involvement in the collation of information for the CT returns
• Supporting the Group’s budget preparation
• Building effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders
• Contributing to process improvements and supporting ad hoc finance projects and tasks as required

To be successful in this role, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Relevant experience in a similar Assistant Accountant role
• Strong numerical and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and present financial information clearly
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the confidence to engage stakeholders across the business
• High attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Able to demonstrate taking responsibility and accountability for tasks end-to-end
• Trustworthiness and discretion when dealing with confidential information
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement
• Strong IT skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel and finance/accounting systems
• The ability to work independently while also contributing effectively as part of a team
• Experience in reporting to tight deadlines

Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity for a detail-oriented, Assistant Accountant to work within a supportive and dynamic finance team. We offer a competitive salary, and benefits with opportunity for professional development (both formal and informal).

Benefits of Working with Us:

Joining the Target Healthcare Group means being part of an inspired, enthusiastic team committed to our vision and values. We believe in cultivating a nurturing, dynamic workplace culture.

• Other benefits include:
• Active Social and charity committee
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Eye Care Vouchers

Please note this role is not eligble for sponsorship.
Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check and satisfactory employment references.

Work Location: In person