Assistant Accountant

Job description
Location: Boston Spa

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time (36 hours)

Grade: B

Salary: £31,364 per annum



About the role

As an Assistant Accountant in our Accounting team you will be fundamental to our ability to support the organisation through the provision of a financial service. Based within our Accounting Team at Boston Spa, the role will involve working closely with other teams across several departments providing you with a broad range of financial and leadership skills to enhance your formal training.

There is one full time position reporting to the Accountant ensuring the key responsibilities of the department are completed.

For example, you will be required to contribute to the production of the Library’s annual report and accounts, provide advice to colleagues and reporting on indirect tax matters, maintain the Library’s Fixed Asset Register and advise colleagues on the use of capital expenditure, manage the day to day treasury requirements of the Library including bank reconciliations, assist in the preparation of statutory returns. Work closely with the Finance Business Partners to assist, support and consult on budget planning and forecasting. Maintain the performance dashboard and provide financial and management information and analysis.

What are we looking for?

In general, we are much more interested in the kind of person you are and the things you’re naturally good at, so we want you to be yourself and show us what you have got and how far you want to take your career. However, we will also ask you to have some minimum professional qualifications- CCAB qualified or part qualified (final level) with a commitment to completing professional examinations.

You will also need to be well organised and able to juggle conflicting and often changing priorities as part of a heavy workload so good time management skills and the ability to communicate with sensitivity are essential.

Minimum requirements for the role:

- Accountancy Qualification – CCAB qualified or part qualified (final level) with commitment to completing professional examinations.

- Knowledge of Government accounting requirements

- Financial and mathematical acumen

- Excellent IT skills including knowledge of Accounting Systems.

- Understanding of financial and banking regulations and practices.

- Will have the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels

Interviews will take place at our Boston Spa site near Wetherby in Yorkshire.



About us

We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.



We have millions of books, and much more besides. Our London and Yorkshire sites hold collections ranging from newspapers and maps to sound recordings, patents, academic journals, as well as a copy of every UK domain website and blog. Our public spaces provide a place to research, to meet friends, to start up a new business or simply to get inspired by visiting our galleries and events. We work with partners and libraries across the UK and the world to make sure that as many people as possible have the chance to use and explore our collections, events, and expertise. And we’re always open online, along with more and more of our digitised collection.



What we can offer you

A competitive salary.
A fantastic pension scheme with minimum employer contributions of 28.97% (this may be higher dependent on grade).
Flexible working hours, with the ability to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3-month period.
25 days holiday.
Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits page.


Closing date: 04/05/2025

Interview date: 14/05/2025



If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]



We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.



We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. We would like to increase the representation of these groups within The British Library to ensure our workforce is as diverse as the public that we serve. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

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