Accounts Assistant

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

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Study support available

Job summary

Huntress - Crawley is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Horsham to support the Financial Controller in a busy, varied role. The position offers 25,000-27,000 GBP and a Monday-Friday 9am-5pm schedule with on-site parking.

You will gain exposure beyond day-to-day transactional finance and develop your accounting career in a supportive environment. You will work closely with the finance team, handling management information, accruals, reconciliations and ledgers, with study support for

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounts environment and a willingness to learn.
• Studying towards AAT, CIMA, ACCA or ACA.
• Proficient in Excel and accurate in work.
• Organised and reliable with strong attention to detail.

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

Organised

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Education

AAT

CIMA

ACCA

ACA

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

If you're looking for your next Accounts role and want an opportunity where you can broaden your experience and continue progressing, we'd love to hear from you.

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.