Accounts Assistant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Chesterfield; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking company in Chesterfield seeks an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This role will focus on managing sales and purchase ledgers, handling invoicing, and supporting credit control efforts. Ideal candidates will have a background in similar positions and strong technical skills, particularly in Excel. The company offers a supportive culture, study support for AAT qualifications, and a hybrid working model.

Benefits

Study support (AAT)

Hybrid working (2 days office-based)

Supportive culture and environment

Qualifications

• Experience as an Accounts Assistant or similar, focused on Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger.
• Willingness to take on varied duties to support the team.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining sales and purchase ledgers.
• Allocating payments and managing credit control.
• Processing invoices and supplier payments.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Excel

Education

AAT study support

Job description

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a progressive business with a great reputation, based in Chesterfield, Derbyshire which is looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their finance team. This is a great opportunity to join a well-established team and contribute to the success of the business as a whole.

The ideal candidate will have experience at a transactional level, particularly within Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and reconciliations. As an Accountants Assistant you will undertake a variety of duties and take ownership of both ledgers.

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining the sales ledger and purchase ledger to a high standard and deal with queries promptly
• Allocating payments and chase any required refunds
• Assisting with credit control as and when required
• Process statements and reminder letters when required
• Checking, amending and processing monthly and daily invoices
• Taking ownership of back order (Work in Progress) and ensuring timely raising of invoices or issues
• Posting supplier invoices correctly, within the required period and challenging unexpected invoices
• Checking and processing recurring revenue supplier invoices meticulously
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Managing returns and credit notes
• Process supplier payment runs
• Complete any reconciliation reports if required
• General ad-hoc duties, including but not limited to answering telephone calls, filing, dealing with post

What skills will you need?

• Past experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar environment with a background in Purchase Ledger, Sales Ledger and reconciliations.
• Someone with a strong team compass and a willingness to take on varied duties to support the wider team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good technical skills, particularly with Excel.

What's on offer?

• Study support (AAT)
• Hybrid working (2 days office-based)
• Supportive culture and environment

Apply below to avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity, or for more information please contact Eleanor Kirk.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.