Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant in Chesterfield, offering a permanent position with hybrid working. The ideal candidate will manage sales and purchase ledgers, handle reconciliations, and assist with credit control. A supportive culture and study support for AAT are included. Strong communication and Excel skills are essential for this role.

Benefits

Study support (AAT)

Hybrid working (2 days office-based)

Supportive culture and environment

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in bank reconciliations, purchase and sales ledger.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Good technical skills, particularly with Excel.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining the sales ledger and purchase ledger.
• Allocating payments and managing refunds.
• Assisting with credit control.
• Processing statements and invoices.
• Reconciling supplier statements.

Skills

Accounts Assistant experience

Communication skills

Excel skills

Teamwork

Education

AAT study support

Job description

Sewell Wallis recruitment are working with a dynamic business who are based on the outskirts of Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Due to expansion they're looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate. You will be an experienced Accounts Assistant who has roughly 3+ years experience in bank reconciliations, purchase and sales ledger.

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.

To apply please see below or contact Lewis Walker.

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.