Accounts Assistant

CDL Software; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as an Accounts Assistant, where you will play a vital role in managing financial records and supporting the finance team. This position offers a hybrid working model, allowing flexibility while ensuring you contribute to a collaborative culture. You will engage with senior management and external suppliers, providing essential support in cash and bank management, purchase ledger, and month-end routines. With opportunities for career progression and a focus on employee wellbeing, this role is perfect for those looking to develop their finance career in an innovative environment.

Benefits

Hybrid Working

25 days holiday

Health and Wellbeing programme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

Pension scheme

On-site free parking

Games room

Cycle to work scheme

Community projects

Refer a friend bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 x GCSE Grade ‘C’ including Maths and English.
• AAT membership (student or qualified) is preferred.
• Strong organizational ability and attention to detail required.

Responsibilities

• Manage cashbooks, purchase ledger, and payments.
• Prepare bank reconciliations and month-end reports.
• Collaborate with colleagues to build a high-performing team.

Skills

GCSE Grade 'C' in Maths

GCSE Grade 'C' in English

AAT membership

Organizational ability

Attention to detail

Telephone manner

Multi-tasking

MS Office proficiency

Education

5 x GCSEs

AAT qualification

Tools

Pegasus Opera

Barclays.NET

Job description

Department: Finance

Location: North West UK - Hybrid

Compensation: Competitive Salary

Description

We are looking for an Accounts Assistant who will be responsible for general accounting duties including cashbooks, purchase ledger, payments, and month end. You will have direct contact with internal staff at a senior management and director level and external suppliers.

About CDL
CDL is one of the UK’s leading software development houses, employing over 600 people at its campus in Stockport. It has a consistent history in the high-volume retail insurance sector. CDL has spearheaded developments in the aggregator, web and telematics space, including connected home, enrichment and self-service solutions. As a result, the company’s robust and innovative technologies have enabled its customers to thrive in the highly competitive UK insurance marketplace.

We have built a collaborative and creative culture where we employ agile techniques to deliver our pace-setting applications. We pride ourselves on cultivating an inspiring working environment with our employees at the heart of our company.

In a nutshell we are the market leading software house in our industry, creating the software, websites & apps for the Insurance & Finance sector across the UK. If you were to go on a price comparison website, approximately 65% of the companies on there are our clients!

Key Responsibilities

Cash and Bank Management

• When established on the banking system, download daily bank statement updates
• Update cashbooks for payments and receipts
• Organise Direct Debit for payments
• Organise Nominal Payments & Receipts including Nominal coding and maintain Nominal Payments/Receipts File
• Prepare Bank Reconciliations
• Prepare Bank Transfer letters
• Manage and maintain Petty Cash records

Purchase Ledger Management

• Entry of invoices onto the Purchase Invoice Register (PIR)
• Control the invoice authorisation process
• Transfer invoices from the PIR to the Purchase Ledger
• Investigate and resolve supplier queries
• Maintain the integrity of the Supplier Master Files and Ledger entries
• Maintain complete and orderly invoice records
• Collaborate with Purchasing to ensure new supplier set-up policy is followed
• Prepare bi-monthly payment runs
• Review and authorise supplier statement reconciliations

Sales Ledger Management

• Posting of cash received onto the Sales Ledger
• Organise customer refunds

Control of Month End/Year End Ledger Routines

• Co-ordinate and manage the period end ledger processes
• Prepare and file all Month End Opera reports
• Perform ledger control account reconciliations
• Manage inter-company account controls and reconciliations
• Administer the Month End Routines on Pegasus Opera

Financial Accounting Support

• Prepare assigned year end schedules and audit analysis work
• Assist with ad hoc financial exercises and reports
• Assist with post management accounts control/added value exercises

Dimensions & Limits of Authority

• Can decline expense payments if outside rules and guidelines
• Delay payments to suppliers if not authorised

Other

• Expenses, Cover for Fixed Assets

Assist in Building a High-Performing Team

• Collaborate with colleagues and contribute in making a positive influence on the team culture and engagement.
• Supporting the manager in building a high-performing team.
• Working closely with the Financial Controller to allow alignment to strategy.

General

• Update task specific procedures
• Appraisal Developmental Tasks
• Maintain security and control of the Office safe
  
  

Skills Knowledge and Expertise

• Minimum 5 x GCSE Grade ‘C’ including Maths and English
• AAT membership (student or qualified)
• Strong organisational ability, numerate and attention to detail
• Extensive work experience relevant role in a £60M+ organisation
• Smart and professional appearance and behaviour
• Confident and effective telephone manner
• Able to multi-task
• Computer literate with a working knowledge of MS Office
• Working knowledge of Pegasus Opera software or similar accounting system, and Barclays.NET
  
  

Benefits

Benefits

• Hybrid Working (2 Days a Week in the office - SK4 2HD)
• Truly flexible working.
• 25 days holiday to start, increasing by 1 day per 1 year of service up to 30 days.
• Top employer for 9th year running
• Excellent training and development platform
• Opportunities for career progression
• Health and Wellbeing programme
• Virtual activities, lunch and learns, coffee mornings and meetups.
• Life and health assurance
• Electric Vehicle Scheme
• Established Recognition Award System
• Great Parental Benefits
• Diversity and Inclusion network
• Pension scheme
• Community projects and volunteer days
• Refer a friend bonus

Campus Benefits:

• On-site free parking
• Open plan modern offices
• Quiet Spaces are also available
• Shuttle bus to and from the station
• Subsidised restaurant
• Games room and chill out zone
• Annual Hackathon & Deep Racer Events
• Social activities, regular social events through our social group Xtra, including a summer BBQ, competitions, bowling, go-karting, football games, Winter party and much more!
• Car wash, barber, yoga classes, boot camp and massage services all on site
• Cycle to work scheme
• Shower and dry rooms

Diversity and inclusion
We’re on a journey to keep innovating, that means welcoming new ideas and ways of thinking.

CDL recognises that building a diverse workforce is critical to the success of our business. We strongly encourage applications from a diverse talent pool and welcome the opportunity to discuss flexibility requirements and workplace adjustments with all our applicants.

This Policy was last updated in April 2025