Assistant Accountant

VolkerWessels UK is a market leading contracting group of five closely linked businesses.

We provide integrated and ground-breaking solutions for the civil engineering and construction sectors, with specialisms in rail, highways, airports, marine, defence, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure.

Looking to kickstart your accounting career with real responsibility and room to grow?

We are hiring an Assistant Accountant to join our finance team; this is a brilliant launchpad for your accounting career - with real development and variety.

Reporting into our Finance Business Partner and working out of our Hoddesdon office, you'll get stuck into everything from payroll and VAT, monthly reporting through to intercompany transactions. It's hands-on, varied, and designed to support your journey to an AAT or ACCA qualification.

What You'll Be Doing:

Reconciling key balance sheet accounts and solving discrepancies
Posting journals, allocating costs, and supporting monthly reporting
Assisting with payroll and VAT returns across group entities
Managing intercompany billing and insurance transactions
Supporting finance systems and bank processesWhat You'll Gain:

Structured support for AAT/ACCA studies
Exposure to senior finance professionals and group-wide operations
A collaborative team environment where learning is part of the job

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About you

Strong A-Level results (degree in accounting or similar preferred)
Confident with Excel and keen to build your analytical toolkit
A clear communicator, team player, and problem solver
Resilient, curious, and ready to grow

If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.

Why work with us?

VolkerWessels UK operate through five separate, but complementary businesses, working in collaboration and using our specialist skills to deliver an integrated service for our clients. At any one time, our people are working on our sites or in our offices, for around 250 projects across the UK. Everyday we overcome challenges, fulfilling our commitments, no matter what. That's what our business is about, that's how our people find satisfaction in their jobs.

We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees.

We offer a range of benefits, including:

Competitive salary
Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
Option to buy additional annual leave
Private medical care
Pension
Life Assurance
Cycle to Work scheme
Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
Family friendly polices including enhanced maternity benefits
Employee Assistance programme
Mental health, physical health, and financial support
24/7 Virtual GP serviceFairness, inclusion and respect

We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.

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Additional information

Note for Recruitment Agencies:

Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release.

We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed

VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.

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