Accounts Assistant

Jhe Partners; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading finance recruitment agency in Brighouse is recruiting an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a thriving finance team. The role involves managing both sales and purchase ledgers, handling inquiries, and supporting the Financial Controller with month-end reporting. Candidates should be motivated, eager to learn, and have a background in ledger management. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow within a supportive environment and enhance your finance career. Competitive salary and benefits on offer.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Great office environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience with Purchase and/or Sales ledger is essential.
• Motivated individuals eager to learn and take on new responsibilities are preferred.
• Excellent communication skills for handling queries.

Responsibilities

• Manage sales ledger including invoicing and discrepancies.
• Handle purchase ledger by posting invoices and payments.
• Assist in month-end reporting and financial analysis.
• Conduct bank reconciliations and customer/margin analysis.

Skills

Experience with Purchase and Sales ledger

Motivation

Desire to learn

Enthusiasm

Job description

JHE & Partners are excited to be working exclusively with a brilliant business in Brighouse as they look to strengthen their finance team by recruiting an experienced Accounts Assistant. We are looking for someone who has experience with Purchase and/or Sales ledger, but who is motivated, eager to learn and has a natural enthusiasm and desire to take on new responsibilities. Working closely with a supportive and experienced Financial Controller, this is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to further their career within finance.

The company has an exceptional culture from Senior Leadership and throughout the whole business. The offices are superb, creating a fantastic environment in which to collaborate with every department in order to add value.

Key Duties

• Sales ledger: which includes invoicing, posting cash receipts, producing credits, investigating discrepancies
• Purchase ledger: which includes posting purchase invoices, reconciling statements and posting payments
• Handling customer and supplier queries
• Bank reconciliations
• Supporting the financial controller with month end reporting and analysis
• Customer and margin analysis to inform commercial decision making
• Other ad hoc finance duties and project work

Offering a competitive salary and benefits, this really is a fantastic business. I would urge any experienced Accounts Assistant who is looking to learn and take on more responsibility to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out on this brilliant job.