Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic business in Chesterfield is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to support their growing team. The role involves maintaining sales and purchase ledgers, processing invoices, and managing reconciliations. Applicants should have around three years of relevant experience and strong skills in Excel. The company offers a supportive culture, study support for AAT, and an opportunity to grow. This is a permanent position with a focus on strong interpersonal communication and teamwork.

Benefits

Study support (AAT)

Supportive culture and environment

Qualifications

• Approximately three years of experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar environment.
• Strong team spirit and willingness to take on varied duties.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the sales and purchase ledger to a high standard.
• Allocate payments and chase required refunds.
• Assist with credit control as needed.
• Process invoices and statements promptly.
• Check and process monthly and daily invoices accurately.
• Post supplier invoices and challenge unexpected ones.
• Reconcile supplier statements.

Skills

Purchase ledger experience

Sales ledger experience

Bank reconciliations

Interpersonal skills

Technical skills with Excel

Job description

Sewell Wallis Recruitment is partnering with a dynamic business located on the outskirts of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Due to continued growth, they are seeking to appoint an Accounts Assistant on a permanent basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for the right candidate. The successful applicant will be an experienced Accounts Assistant with approximately three or more years' experience in bank reconciliations, as well as purchase and sales ledger duties.

What will you be doing?

• Maintaining the sales ledger and purchase ledger to a high standard and dealing with queries promptly.
• Allocating payments and chasing any required refunds.
• Assisting with credit control as and when required.
• Processing 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.
• Processing supplier payment runs.
• Completing 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 spirit 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).
• Supportive culture and environment.

Please apply below or contact Lewis Walker for more information.

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.