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Accounts Assistant

Sharp Consultancy

Barnsley

On-site

GBP 20,000 - 30,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their team on a temporary basis. This role is crucial for maintaining the finance function, where you will manage sales and purchase ledgers, chase outstanding payments, and support month-end processes. The ideal candidate will bring a wealth of finance experience and thrive in a fast-paced environment. If you're detail-oriented and organized, this is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a dynamic team while enhancing your skills in a supportive atmosphere. Don't miss your chance to make a significant impact in this exciting role!

Qualifications

  • Experience in maintaining sales and purchase ledgers.
  • Proficient in financial/accounting systems.

Responsibilities

  • Maintain sales and purchase ledgers for smooth finance operations.
  • Chase payments and perform bank reconciliations.

Skills

Finance skills
Attention to detail
Organizational skills
Communication skills
Ability to work in fast-paced environments

Tools

Financial/accounting systems

Job description

We are urgently looking for an immediately available Accounts Assistant to join our client’s business on a temporary basis covering long-term sickness. We are keen to hear from finance professionals with a wide range of skills and experience in a similar role, who will hit the ground running and bring pace to this exciting business.

As an Accounts Assistant, your role will be a varied role, covering a wide range of duties that are essential for the smooth running of the businesses’ finance function, including maintaining the sales and purchase ledgers, chasing outstanding payments and reconciliations.

Key duties of an Accounts Assistant are as follows:

  1. Maintaining the sales & purchase ledger
  2. Chasing payments via email & telephone
  3. Bank reconciliations
  4. Support month-end processes
  5. Support weekly & monthly reports

The skills & attributes we are looking for in an Accounts Assistant:

  1. Confident in completing the above tasks to a high standard
  2. Proficient in a range of financial/accounting systems
  3. Ability to work in fast-paced environments
  4. Detail-driven, organised & punctual

If you are a finance professional with all-round experience looking to add value to a fantastic team on a temporary basis, enquire about this role today.

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