Accounts Assistant

Huntress; Horsham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support available following prob

On-site parking

Broad exposure and development

Job summary

Huntress is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Horsham to join a busy finance team. You will support monthly reporting and perform core bookkeeping tasks within a friendly, on-site environment.

The role offers exposure across the ledgers, supplier payments, reconciliations and year-end tasks, with study support for AAT/CIMA/ACCA and a clear path to broaden your accounting career.

Qualifications

• Experience in an Accounts environment and willingness to study towards professional qualifications.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Organised and reliable with a proactive approach.

Responsibilities

• Assisting with monthly management information and management accounts
• Preparing accruals, prepayments and journals
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating and reporting on variances
• Supporting the year-end audit
• Purchase and sales ledger
• Processing supplier payments and customer invoices
• Credit control and employee expenses
• Supporting the Financial Controller with wider projects

Skills

Excel

Attention to detail

Education

AAT/CIMA/ACCA/ACA studies

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Horsham | £25,000-£27,000

Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm | On-site parking

Do you have some initial Accounts/Finance experience and feel ready to broaden your knowledge, take on more responsibility and continue developing your career?

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established business in Horsham, working closely with the Financial Controller in a busy and varied role offering exposure across a broad range of accounting responsibilities.

You’ll get involved in much more than day-to-day transactional finance, making this a great next step for someone keen to learn, develop and build their experience.

What you’ll be doing

• Assisting with monthly management information and management accounts
• Preparing accruals, prepayments and journals
• Bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Investigating and reporting on variances
• Supporting the year-end audit
• Purchase and sales ledger
• Processing supplier payments and customer invoices
• Credit control and employee expenses
• Supporting the Financial Controller with wider projects

About you

You’ll have some practical experience within an Accounts environment and be keen to continue developing professionally. You may already be studying towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA, or looking for a role that will support your longer-term accounting career.

You’ll be organised, accurate and confident with Excel, with a positive approach and willingness to learn.

What’s on offer

• £25,000-£27,000
• Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm with an hour for lunch
• On-site parking
• Study support available following successful completion of probation
• Broad exposure and plenty of opportunity to learn and develop

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.