Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis Ltd; Morley; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave and bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Potential opportunity for a permanent

Job summary

Sewell Wallis Ltd are working with a growing business on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, seeking an Accounts Assistant on a 6-month contract with potential for permanency.

The role supports the Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant, handling end-to-end finance processes across multiple entities and a busy finance team.

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 MS Office applications.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase ledger transactions and supplier payments across multiple entities.
• Manage supplier accounts, statement reconciliations and finance queries.
• Process employee expenses and company credit card transactions.
• Raise customer invoices and allocate customer payments.
• Support credit control activities and resolve customer account queries.
• Assist with bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Support VAT returns and fixed asset administration.
• Identify opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
• Provide support across the finance team and cover colleagues when required.
• Assist with general office administration duties as needed.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Reconciliations

Excel

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

MS 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.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a brilliant finance team in a varied 'all rounder' role. The role will work closely with the Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant to help ensure the smooth running of finance processes across multiple businesses.

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