Accounts Assistant

Kenneth Brian Associates Limited; England; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kenneth Brian Associates Limited seeks a Finance Assistant to join its busy finance function in the United Kingdom. The role offers hands-on exposure to customer accounts, payments, reconciliations and monthly reporting in a varied environment.

You will manage the sales ledger, process invoices, support billing activities and help keep records accurate. A proactive approach, strong Excel and Sage 50 knowledge, and good communication with customers and suppliers are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience in a finance, accounts or transactional finance role.
• Knowledge of Sage 50 is advantageous.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical proficiency.
• Excellent attention to detail and methodical work approach.
• Strong communication with customers and suppliers.
• Ability to juggle priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proactive attitude to investigate discrepancies and queries, with openness to AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain sales ledger and credit management; monitor overdue balances.
• Record daily banking activity and perform reconciliations across platforms.
• Enter supplier invoices and resolve differences in purchase ledger.
• Administer customer collections and support monthly billing activities.
• Handle general finance administration and respond to queries.
• Process employee expense claims and liaise with relevant teams.
• Assist in monthly financial reporting and analyses using AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Finance experience

Sage 50 knowledge

Excel skills

Attention to detail

Communication with customers/suppliers

Time management

Proactive attitude

Tools

Sage 50

Excel

Job description

Kenneth Brian Associates are working with a growing business looking to appoint a Finance Assistant to join its finance function. This is a varied, hands‑on position offering exposure to a broad range of accounting activities, from customer account management and payment processing through to reconciliations and financial reporting.

The successful candidate will play an important role in keeping financial operations running smoothly, ensuring records remain accurate and queries are dealt with efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Sales Ledger & Credit Management: Maintain customer accounts, allocate incoming payments, monitor overdue balances and follow up on outstanding invoices. Investigate account queries and provide regular updates to relevant internal teams.
• Banking & Reconciliations: Record daily banking activity using Sage 50 Accounts and carry out regular reconciliations across online payment platforms.
• Purchase Ledger: Enter supplier invoices, review supplier statements and resolve any differences to ensure accounts are maintained accurately.
• Payments & Billing: Administer scheduled customer collections, process payments received over the phone and support monthly billing activities, including recharges and intercompany invoicing.
• Finance Administration: Manage incoming finance queries, support the team with general administrative duties and help ensure tasks are completed within agreed timescales.
• Expenses Processing: Review and process employee expense claims, responding to queries where necessary.
• Financial Reporting: Assist with the production of monthly customer expenditure reports and financial analysis, making use of AI-enabled tools to improve efficiency and reporting accuracy.

About You

We're looking for someone who enjoys working in a busy finance environment and takes pride in maintaining accurate records and delivering a reliable service.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a finance, accounts or transactional finance position.
• Experience using accounting software, with knowledge of Sage 50 being advantageous.
• Good Excel skills and confidence working with numerical data.
• Excellent attention to detail and a methodical approach to your work.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to deal professionally with customers and suppliers.
• The ability to organise competing priorities and meet regular deadlines.
• A proactive attitude towards investigating discrepancies and resolving queries.
• An interest in learning new systems and using technology, including AI tools, to improve processes.

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their finance experience within a varied role, gaining exposure to several areas of the finance function while contributing to the smooth running of the wider business.

If you have a solid foundation in finance administration and are keen to take the next step in your career, we'd love to hear from you.