Accounts Assistant

Hays PLC; Barnsley; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their Finance team in Barnsley. This exciting role focuses on managing purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring accurate financial processes, and supporting supplier and customer interactions. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in accounts, strong Excel skills, and the ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. With a fixed-term contract offering hybrid working and generous holiday allowances, this position is perfect for those looking to advance their career in finance while enjoying a supportive work culture.

Benefits

Hybrid working

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Accounts, focusing on purchase and sales ledgers.
• Proficient in Excel, including pivot tables and data lookups.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase, intercompany, and credit note entries.
• Oversee BACs process for weekly payment runs and handle supplier queries.

Skills

Accounts experience

Excel proficiency

Self-motivation

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Tools

Cloud Financials

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Full time - £15.50p/hour - Barnsley - Fixed Term Contract - 6 months

Your new company

We are working with a large company based in Barnsley who are seeking top talent to support their Finance team, focusing on purchase and sales ledgers.

You'll be the central contact for customers and suppliers, ensuring adherence to their ledger processes. If you have the right skills and experience, I would love to hear from you!

Your new Job

This role involves managing purchase, intercompany, and credit note entries, matching them to purchase order receipts, and performing GL coding on Cloud Financials. Responsibilities include overseeing the BACs end-to-end process for weekly payment runs, minimising non-PO invoices, and handling supplier queries via email and phone. The position also entails month-end PL to GL reconciliation, raising sales invoices for over 2000 domestic utility customers, processing various income types, managing BACs Direct Debit runs, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and liaising with tax services for VAT and CIS returns.

What you'll need to succeed

You must be able to demonstrate:

1. Extensive experience in Accounts (Purchase ledger, sales ledger)
2. Proficient use of Excel (pivot tables, data lookups etc)
3. Self-motivation and organisational skills, coupled with the ability to work well in a team

What you'll get in return

1. Long term FTC (6-12 months)
2. Hybrid working
3. 37 hours p/week
4. 25 days holiday + bank holidays

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this accounts assistant role in Sheffield, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. However, if this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.