Accounts Assistant

UK Sales Association; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

UK Sales Association seeks an experienced Accounts Assistant to support finance and administration in a fast-paced automotive retail environment. The role emphasizes bank reconciliations, daily banking, journal entries and accurate compliance across financial records.

The ideal candidate will have several years of accounts experience, strong accuracy, and a proactive approach to high-volume transactions while coordinating with internal teams.

Qualifications

• 4-6 Years relevant finance and accounts experience
• Experience with bank reconciliations and daily banking
• Support month-end close, journaling and financial reporting
• Experience with debtor/creditor reconciliations and cost control
• Strong administrative discipline and customer-service capability

Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily banking activity and maintain internal controls.
• Process refunds, journals, receipts, payments and account adjustments accurately.
• Support month-end and year-end activity and management-report preparation.
• Maintain accurate financial documentation for reporting and compliance.
• Assist sales and finance teams with invoicing and payment allocation.

Skills

Bank reconciliations

Daily banking

Month-end support

Journal posting

Accounts receivable

Accounts payable

Customer service

CRM

Automotive systems

Spreadsheet analysis

Tools

Dealership systems

CRM

Office/spreadsheet apps

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Finance / Accounting

Experienced finance and administration professional with strong capability across bank reconciliations, daily banking, month-end support, financial record-keeping and automotive dealership systems.

A detail-focused Accounts Assistant with several years of direct finance experience supported by a broader background in sales administration and customer service.

The candidate has practical experience across daily banking, bank and credit-card reconciliations, refunds, journal posting, depreciation, debtor accounts, expenses, financial records and month-end support. Their background also includes substantial experience within automotive retail environments.

They are particularly strong in accuracy, organisation, query resolution and handling high-volume transactional activity while maintaining clear records and meeting reporting deadlines.

4-6 Years Relevant finance and accounts experience supported by wider administrative and customer-service experience.

Reconciliations Experienced in bank, credit-card, debtor, vehicle-stock and operational reconciliations.

Month-End Support Supports journals, closing activity, management-account preparation and financial reporting.

Automotive Systems Strong familiarity with dealership management and finance-related operational systems.

Why Recruiters Should Take Notice

Banking & Reconciliation
Experienced preparing daily banking, processing refunds and reconciling bank, card, debtor and operational accounts.

Month-End Finance
Supports journal processing, depreciation, month-end close and management-account preparation.

Financial Administration
Maintains accurate transaction records, supporting documents, expenses and compliance-related finance paperwork.

Systems Capability
Comfortable using multiple dealership, finance, CRM and document-management platforms alongside standard office and spreadsheet applications.

Query Resolution
Strong at investigating variances, resolving account queries and coordinating with internal departments.

Customer-Facing Experience
Brings additional strengths in customer service, sales administration and professional communication.

Evidence of Impact

• Prepared and reconciled daily banking activity while maintaining internal financial controls.
• Processed refunds, journals, receipts, payments and account adjustments accurately.
• Supported month-end and year-end finance activity, including management-report preparation.
• Reconciled debtor, credit-card, vehicle-stock and other operational accounts.
• Maintained accurate financial documentation and records for reporting and compliance.
• Supported sales and finance teams with invoicing, payment allocation and customer account queries.
• Worked across multiple operational systems in fast-paced automotive retail environments.
• Maintained high-quality customer and transaction data for internal reporting.
• Combined finance responsibilities with strong administrative discipline and customer-service capability.

Accounts Assistance Bank Reconciliations Daily Banking Month-End Support Journal Posting Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable Credit Control Debtor Reconciliation Refund Processing Expense Processing Financial Records Management Reports Automotive Finance Dealership Systems Spreadsheet Analysis Standard Office Applications Data Protection Awareness Customer Service

What You Receive

Candidate-Supplied CV
The candidate's CV is included with purchase.

Full Candidate Details
Career history, employers, job titles, achievements and contact information.

Best Suited To

• Accounts Assistant roles.
• Finance Assistant opportunities.
• Accounts Receivable / Credit Control support.