Accounts Assistant

Page Personnel; Manchester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Career progression

Job summary

Page Personnel in Manchester is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support transactional accounting, maintain clear financial records, and help produce monthly reports for the business.

You will handle accounts payable, reconciliations, and data entry with strong Excel skills, contributing to accurate reporting and timely month-end close in a busy industrial/manufacturing environment in Wythenshawe.

Qualifications

• Experience with transactional accounting and accounts payable.
• Strong Excel skills and numerical accuracy.
• Ability to investigate variances and present findings clearly.
• Experience using finance systems to maintain organised financial records.
• Practical approach to prioritising tasks and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Prepare regular management accounting information to support clear financial reporting.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure figures are ready for review.
• Process accounting entries and reconcile balances to keep records up to date.
• Help produce monthly reports that give teams visibility of financial performance.
• Investigate variances and provide clear supporting information for finance colleagues.
• Work with colleagues across Accounting & Finance to resolve queries promptly.
• Use finance systems and spreadsheets to organise data and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support the day-to-day running of finance activities within the Industrial / Manufacturing business.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Reconciliations

Spreadsheets

Financial reporting

Data analysis

Tools

Excel

Finance software

Job description

The organisation operates in the Industrial / Manufacturing sector in Wythenshawe.

Job Description

• Prepare regular management accounting information to support clear financial reporting.
• Maintain accurate financial records and ensure figures are ready for review.
• Process accounting entries and reconcile balances to keep records up to date.
• Help produce monthly reports that give teams visibility of financial performance.
• Investigate variances and provide clear supporting information for finance colleagues.
• Work with colleagues across Accounting & Finance to resolve queries promptly.
• Use finance systems and spreadsheets to organise data and improve reporting accuracy.
• Support the day-to-day running of finance activities within the Industrial / Manufacturing business.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Accounts Assistant you will have knowledge of -

• Confident working at the transactional level including Accounts Payable.
• Confidence working with financial data, reconciliations and accounting entries.
• Good spreadsheet skills and the ability to work accurately with detailed figures.
• Ability to investigate variances and present findings clearly.
• Experience using finance systems to maintain organised financial records.
• A practical approach to managing priorities and completing tasks to agreed deadlines.

What's on Offer

Immediate start + free parking + progression opportunities + excellent salary

Accounts Assistant Wythenshawe, England