Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

25 days annual leave

Company pension

Permanent opportunity

Job summary

Sewell Wallis Ltd are supporting a growing business near Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are looking to add an Accounts Assistant on a 6-month contract with a potential for permanence in the new year. You will handle purchase ledger, supplier payments, reconciliations and month-end tasks, with exposure to VAT returns and fixed asset administration.

Hybrid working and flexibility are offered. This is a great step for anyone seeking stability with a pathway to a permanent role, in a supportive finance

Qualifications

• Experience in an all-round finance/accounts assistant role.
• Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger transactions and supplier payments across multiple entities.
• Managing supplier accounts, statement reconciliations and finance queries.
• Processing employee expenses and company credit card transactions.
• Raising customer invoices and allocating customer payments.
• Supporting credit control activities and resolving customer account queries.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Supporting VAT returns and fixed asset administration.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Providing support across the finance team and covering colleagues when required.
• Assisting with general office administration duties as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Organisational skills

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sewell Wallis are working exclusively with a growing business based on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their team on an initial 6 month contract, with a possibility of the role turning permanent in the early part of next year.

What will you be doing?

• Processing purchase ledger transactions and supplier payments across multiple entities.
• Managing supplier accounts, statement reconciliations and finance queries.
• Processing employee expenses and company credit card transactions.
• Raising customer invoices and allocating customer payments.
• Supporting credit control activities and resolving customer account queries.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Supporting VAT returns and fixed asset administration.
• Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Providing support across the finance team and covering colleagues when required.
• Assisting with general office administration duties as needed.

What skills are we looking for?

• Previous experience in an all-round finance/Accounts Assistant role.
• Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working with a great deal of flexibility!
• Flexible working hours.
• 25 days annual leave and bank holidays.
• Company pension scheme.
• Potential opportunity for a permanent role