Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant in Barnsley to join a busy, established business. The role covers purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and reconciliations, with a hands-on approach across transactional finance.

You will support month-end tasks as you settle in and have opportunities to develop your accounting skills further within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts or transactional finance role.
• Experience in purchase ledger, sales ledger or credit control.
• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Confident communicating with customers and suppliers.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Keen to develop your experience and take on additional responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Raising sales ledger invoices.
• Chasing outstanding payments by telephone, email and letter.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Completing bank reconciliations.
• Supporting month-end procedures and wider finance activities.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliations

Job description

Accounts Assistant
Barnsley
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5:00pm

Elevation Recruitment Group is currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join an established business based in Barnsley.

This is a varied, hands-on role covering purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and reconciliations. It would suit someone with experience in transactional finance who enjoys working across different areas of accounts and is looking to develop their skills further.

There will also be the opportunity to become more involved in month-end procedures and management accounts preparation as you settle into the role, making this a good opportunity for someone looking to broaden their finance experience.

Key responsibilities:

• Processing purchase ledger invoices accurately and efficiently
• Raising sales ledger invoices
• Chasing outstanding payments by telephone, email and letter
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Supporting month-end procedures and wider finance activities

About you:

• Previous experience in an accounts or transactional finance role
• Experience in purchase ledger, sales ledger or credit control
• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Confident communicating with customers and suppliers
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage a varied workload
• Keen to develop your experience and take on additional responsibilities over time

The opportunity:

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established business in a varied Accounts Assistant role, offering exposure to several areas of transactional finance and the chance to develop your skills further.

If you are looking for your next step in finance and would like to build on your existing accounts experience, we would be keen to hear from you.