Assistant Financial Accountant

Who are we? Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious and independently owned logistics business. We operate across three divisions - Europa Road, Europa Air & Sea, and Europa Warehouse – and our continued success has earned us a place in The Sunday Times Top Track 250 for three consecutive years. With 15 sales offices across the UK and Ireland, plus a strong and expanding international footprint in Europe, and countries such as, Hong Kong, China, India, and Dubai, we’re investing heavily in our people, our infrastructure, and our future. If you’re looking to be part of a forward-thinking organisation where your contribution genuinely makes an impact, Europa is a place where you can grow and thrive. We are looking for An ambitious, proactive and detail-focused Assistant Finance Accountant to play a key role in bringing our statutory accounts, audits and financial compliance requirements across the Group fully up to date. Initially, the role will focus on ensuring all entities meet their statutory reporting and audit obligations, providing an excellent opportunity to gain valuable international finance experience and make a real impact. Our ideal candidate is an independent, driven individual who is currently studying towards an ACCA or ACA qualification. What can we offer in return? · Competitive salary up to £35k depending on experience · Study Package · Hybrid Working · Convenient Onsite Amenities: Free car parking and an onsite canteen for your convenience. · Generous Time Off: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave. · Enhanced Family Leave: Benefit from enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption pay. · Benefits portal: where you access a wide range of exclusive discounts, company benefits, wellbeing resources and much more. · Wellbeing Focus: Access our employee wellbeing programme for your overall health and happiness. · Referral Rewards: Generous referral bonus when you refer a friend to work with us! · Work-Life Balance: Thrive in a fantastic working culture that promotes an excellent work-life balance. · Recognition Programs: Celebrate your contributions with our charity 50-50 and long service awards What you will be doing: · Support the completion of statutory accounts in accordance with relevant accounting standards and reporting requirements. · Liaise with external auditors and key stakeholders to facilitate the completion of outstanding audits. · Investigate and resolve historical accounting issues, reconciliation differences, and outstanding audit queries. · Review existing financial records and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy and completeness. · Work with operational and finance teams to obtain information required to finalise historical reporting obligations. Our Ideal Person: · A pro active person who maintains a high level of accuracy, integrity, and confidentiality when handling financial information. · Previous experience in a finance, accounts, or bookkeeping role, ideally actively studying towards professional qualification. · Confident communicator, able to build effective relationships with stakeholders across the business. Europa Worldwide Group do not accept agency CV submissions unless specifically requested/ engaged with the role by the Internal Talent Team. Please do not submit speculative CV’S to our Talent Team, Colleagues, Hiring Managers, or any branches/locations directly. Europa will not be responsible for any fees related to CV’s received in this unsolicited manner. Please note - if you submit your CV, you are giving Europa Worldwide Group Ltd, and its subsidiaries consent to hold your personal data. All applications will be dealt with according to General Data Protection Regulations. Europa Worldwide Group are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. Please note that an offer of employment is subject to the completion of a satisfactory pre-employment checks.