Accounts Assistant – Excellent Career Progression Opportunity
My client are looking for a proactive, detail-focused Accounts Assistant to join their supportive and well-established finance team. This is a varied role where you’ll handle day-to-day transactional accounting, maintain accurate financial records and help keep the finance function running smoothly.
There is also genuine scope to develop into Assistant Management Accountant responsibilities — an ideal step for someone who wants to grow professionally and strengthen their management accounts experience.
Key Responsibilities
*Posting daily direct credits and reconciling the sales ledger
*Reviewing weekly payments and requesting payment from non-notified debtors
*Managing PDQ transactions and journals
*Taking and reconciling credit card payments
*Managing invoice runs, issuing invoices and chasing outstanding payments
*Sending weekly price updates
*Logging expense receipts for quarterly reclaim
*Managing the purchase ledger and supporting credit control
*Reconciling supplier statements and obtaining approvals
*Processing month-end and urgent mid-month payments
*Resolving invoice queries and issuing credits
*Setting up new customer accounts and issuing monthly statements
*Managing the accounts inbox and allocating queries
*Maintaining bank reconciliations and monitoring incoming/outgoing payments
Assistant Management Accountant Development
For candidates with existing experience — or those eager to progress — the role can also include:
*Managing accruals, prepayments and preparing month-end accounts up to trial balance
*Preparing and submitting VAT returns
*Overseeing payroll processing
*Producing management accounts
*Maintaining control accounts and completing balance sheet reconciliations
*Analysing variances and financial trends
*Assisting with budgeting and forecasting
*Supporting the production of internal financial reports
*Helping improve financial processes and efficiencies
*Supporting the Finance Manager with ad-hoc projects
This is a great opportunity for someone looking to progress within a supportive, family-run business where you’re genuinely valued. Set in a stunning location, the role offers a beautiful working environment and real room to grow — or, for someone more experienced, the chance to join a stable, long-standing company with strong values at its core.
Previous accounts experience is essential. Use of Sage 50 and intermediate Excel desirable.
The role is office-based Monday to Friday, start and finish times flexible, 37.5 hours per week.