Accounts Assistant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing business in Doncaster is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage day-to-day finance tasks. This role offers operational responsibilities like processing invoices and bank reconciliations, alongside opportunities for training and development. The ideal candidate will have accounting software experience, particularly with Sage50 and Xero, and excellent organizational skills.

Benefits

Flexible start/finish times

Training and development opportunities

Study support (discretionary)

Qualifications

• Experience as an Accounts Assistant or similar role required.
• Ability to multi-task with a high level of accuracy.
• Confidence to self-manage workload.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and matching to POs.
• Preparing payment runs and handling reconciliations.
• Daily bank reconciliations and using spreadsheets for data.

Skills

Transactional experience

Experience using accounting software

Excel

Good communication skills

Excellent organisation skills

Tools

Sage50

Xero

Job description

Sewell Wallis are currently working with growing business based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, who are recruiting an Accounts Assistant. This is a great opportunity to join a thriving business with an innovative approach, take on varied duties and responsibilities, and develop your skills.

This is a great role for someone with transactional experience, looking for their next challenge. As an Accounts Assistant, you'll be able to take responsibility for day-to-day elements of finance, whilst working in a supportive environment and with a great mentor. They are open to considering both full time and part time applicants.

What will you be doing?

• Processing supplier invoices for payment, including matching to POs and coding as appropriate.
• Preparing and uploading payment runs for approval.
• Dealing with supplier statement reconciliations.
• Raising and sending sales invoices to customers.
• Consistency reviewing aged debtors and contacting customers with overdue balances.
• Liaising with customer and suppliers to resolve queries.
• Daily bank reconciliations.
• Recording transactions using Sage50 and Xero.
• Using spreadsheets to collate data.
• Additional ad hoc duties at management discretion to support the wider finance team

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience as an Accounts Assistant or within a similar role.
• Experience using accounting software and Excel, with Sage50 and Xero being highly desirable.
• Ability to multi-task with a high level of accuracy, including while working to deadlines
• Excellent organisation skills, with the confidence to self-manage your own workload
• Good all-round communication skills

What's on offer?

• Flexible start/finish times
• Opportunity for part time available
• Training and development opportunities
• Study support (discretionary)

Apply below to avoid missing out on this stand out 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.