Accounts Assistant

SF Partners; Market Harborough; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Study support

Job summary

SF Partners is seeking a Finance Assistant in Market Harborough. You will manage day-to-day finance processes, support cash flow forecasting, credit control and month-end tasks while developing experience across broader finance activities.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will work across ledgers, supplier payments, reconciliations and assurance for compliance. AAT qualification and active ACCA/CIMA study are ideal, with at least two years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• AAT qualification and actively studying towards ACCA or CIMA.
• 2+ years of relevant finance/accounting experience.
• Strong Excel skills with PivotTables and lookups.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase and sales invoices, and raise credit notes.
• Post and allocate bank payments, receipts and ledger transactions.
• Maintain accurate purchase and sales ledgers.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and upload payments for approval.
• Perform bank and petty cash reconciliations.
• Process employee expenses and company credit card transactions.
• Produce aged debtor reports and perform credit control.
• Follow up overdue balances and resolve queries from customers and suppliers.
• Update weekly cash flow forecasts with actual and projected movements.
• Support monthly management accounts and finance packs preparation.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals and prepayments.
• Post journals and assist with month-end close.
• Assist with revenue, cost, margin and project reporting.
• Support VAT returns, year-end requirements and audit preparation.
• Assist with P11D and other routine finance compliance.

Skills

Excel (PivotTables)

Transactional finance

Bank reconciliations

Month-end close

Education

AAT qualification

ACCA or CIMA study

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Finance Assistant

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire

Working Hours: Monday–Friday Full time

Salary: £30,000

+Study Support!

We’re recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a business based in Market Harborough. This is a broad finance position suited to someone who already has a solid grounding in transactional finance and is looking to continue developing their experience across month-end, management accounts and wider finance activities.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll take ownership of key day-to-day finance processes across the group while supporting cash flow forecasting, credit control, reporting, compliance and finance improvement projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing purchase invoices and raising sales invoices and credit notes
• Posting and allocating bank payments, receipts and ledger transactions
• Maintaining accurate purchase and sales ledgers
• Preparing supplier payment runs and uploading payments for approval
• Completing bank and petty cash reconciliations
• Processing employee expenses and company credit card transactions
• Producing aged debtor reports and carrying out credit control
• Following up overdue balances and resolving customer and supplier queries
• Updating weekly cash flow forecasts with actual and expected movements
• Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and finance packs
• Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepayments and fixed assets
• Posting journals and supporting the month-end close
• Assisting with revenue, cost, margin and project reporting
• Supporting VAT returns, year-end requirements and statutory audit preparation
• Assisting with P11D preparation and other routine finance compliance
• Supporting finance process improvements, system development and automation initiatives

You’ll ideally have:

• AAT qualification and be actively studying towards ACCA or CIMA
• At least two years’ relevant finance/accounting experience
• Good hands-on experience using accounting/finance systems
• Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and lookup formulas
• Experience across transactional finance with the confidence to take on broader month‑end responsibilities
• Good communication skills when dealing with customers, suppliers and internal colleagues
• Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing deadlines