Accounts Assistant

Headstar; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday package

Birthday off

Team socials

Career progression

Brand discounts

Job summary

Headstar in Harrogate is seeking an experienced Finance Assistant to manage reconciliations, AP, and month-end tasks. You should be reliable, capable of working without hand-holding, and comfortable in a busy finance function.

The role emphasises accuracy and the ability to spot discrepancies, with opportunities to contribute to various financial processes and reports. A supportive team environment and clear progression paths are offered.

Qualifications

• Reconciliation experience is essential.
• Good Accounts Payable knowledge.
• Experience supporting month-end.
• Confident Excel skills.
• Experience using accounting software.
• Confidence dealing with suppliers and customers.
• Experience chasing outstanding payments and handling difficult conversations.
• Ability to prioritise when everything seems urgent.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process accounts payable and invoices.
• Reconcile supplier statements.
• Prepare payment runs.
• Support payroll schedules.
• Handle intercompany recharges.
• Manage credit control and chase payments.
• Record accruals and prepayments.
• Support month-end processes.
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies.
• Produce internal finance reports.

Skills

Reconciliation experience

Accounts Payable knowledge

Month-end support

Confident Excel skills

Accounting software experience

Supplier/customer communication

Credit control experience

Discrepancy investigation

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

If you're an experienced Finance Assistant who knows their way around reconciliations, AP and month-end, this one should be pretty straightforward to get your head around.

This isn't a trainee role, they need someone who's already worked in a busy finance function, understands the fundamentals and can be trusted to get on with the job without needing their hand held.

You’ll be getting involved in:

• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Accounts Payable and invoice processing
• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Preparing payment runs
• Payroll schedules
• Intercompany recharges
• Credit control and chasing outstanding payments
• Accruals and prepayments
• Month-end processes
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies
• Producing internal finance reports

There's a decent amount of variety, but the key thing is accuracy. They need someone who can spot when the numbers don't look right, work out why and fix it.

What are they looking for?

• Reconciliation experience
• Good Accounts Payable knowledge
• Experience supporting month-end
• Confident Excel skills
• Experience using accounting software
• Confidence dealing with suppliers and customers
• Experience chasing outstanding payments and handling difficult conversations
• The ability to prioritise when everything seems urgent

Basically, they're looking for someone dependable - someone who knows what good looks like, takes ownership of their work and doesn't need chasing to get things done.

What’s in it for you?

• An annual salary of up to £30k (depending on experience)
• Holiday package + your birthday off each year (nobody should work their birthday)
• Team socials
• Career progression
• Various brand discounts