Accounts Assistant

Eric Wright Group; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced annual leave 26 days + bank

Enhanced Paid Family Leave

Hybrid Working

Pension 6.5% employer contribution

Onsite gym

Company Doctor

BUPA (optional, family)

Group Income Protection

Health plans

Employee Assistance Programme

Mental Health support

Savings scheme

Recognition awards

Well-being initiative

Job summary

Eric Wright Group, Preston, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join our finance team. You will process supplier invoices, manage payments, and support payroll and VAT activities in a fast-paced environment.

We value accuracy, organisation and strong communication. The role offers hybrid working, competitive salary and a wide range of employee benefits as part of our supportive team.

Qualifications

• Relevant finance or accounting experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications.
• Organisational and personal time management skills to ensure deadlines can be met.
• AAT qualified or studying towards AAT.
• Experience of ERP systems, Office 365.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and investigate discrepancies.
• Prepare supplier payment runs and maintain supplier accounts.
• Raise sales invoices and credit notes using the Evision system.
• Set up new customer and supplier accounts.
• Allocate customer receipts, reconcile accounts, and support credit control.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations and post cash transactions.
• Process employee expense claims and company credit card statements.
• Assist with payroll administration and reconciliations when required.
• Support month-end journals and year-end accounting processes.
• Assist with VAT returns and related activities.
• Provide management accounts information for development company joint ventures.
• Maintain accurate financial records and filing.
• Respond to finance-related queries from suppliers, customers and colleagues.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies and internal controls.
• Support the finance team with ad hoc accounting and admin duties.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

AAT qualification or studying towards AAT

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Office 365

Job description

Our business is truly special; part of the Eric Wright Group, and wholly owned by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose. Forward thinking and people focussed, we retain our traditional values and are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference every day. Our business would not be the business it is today without its people, we strive to develop and nurture talent, provide a positive healthy environment empowering our people to be the best they can be.

What You\'ll Do

• Processing purchase invoices accurately and in a timely manner.
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and investigating any discrepancies.
• Preparing supplier payment runs and maintaining supplier accounts.
• Raising sales invoices and credit notes using the Evision system, based on instructions from operational teams.
• Setting up new customer and supplier accounts.
• Allocating customer receipts, reconciling customer accounts, and supporting credit control activities, including chasing outstanding debts.
• Performing daily bank reconciliations and posting cash transactions.
• Processing employee expense claims and company credit card statements.
• Assisting with payroll administration and payroll reconciliations when required.
• Supporting the preparation of month-end journals and assisting with month-end and year-end accounting processes.
• Assisting with VAT returns, including chasing outstanding VAT receipts and supporting VAT-related activities.
• Providing management accounts information for development company joint ventures.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring all documentation is filed appropriately.
• Responding to finance-related queries from suppliers, customers, and colleagues across the business.
• Ensuring compliance with company financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Supporting the finance team with a range of ad hoc accounting and administrative duties as required.

What You\'ll Bring

You will have relevant excellent experience as an Accounts Assistant or similar role. It is essential that you have excellent IT skills in particular Microsoft Excel. It goes without saying, you will be organised have outstanding time management skills along with a methodical approach, and exceptional attention to detail. In addition, you will have excellent communication skills both oral and written and build relationships with ease. We need your positive attitude and skills to complement our established team. Our ideal candidate will have;

• Relevant finance or accounting experience may be considered in lieu of formal qualifications
• Organisational and personal time management skills to ensure deadlines can be met
• AAT qualified or studying towards AAT
• Experience of ERP systems, Office 365

Our values:

At the heart of everything we do are four core values:

• Integrity – We’re transparent, honest, and accountable. We build trust and deliver lasting impact.
• Excellence – We go beyond expectations with expertise, determination, and attention to detail.
• Respect – We’re inclusive, compassionate, and professional. Every voice matters.
• Innovation – We think differently, solve problems creatively, and embrace a can do" attitude.

In return we offer...

• Enhanced annual leavestarting at 26 Days + bank holidays rising with service
• Enhanced Paid Family Leave - maternity, paternity, adoption, fertility, compassion, bereavement, crisis, emergency dependants, and much more
• Hybrid Working - the ability to work from home a day or two per week
• Pension- 6.5% employer contribution of your salary into your pension to help you save for the future
• Onsite gym – we have a gym on site at Head Office – free to use
• Company Doctor– for when you can\'t get to see your own or if you have any health concerns
• BUPA - optional scheme and can include your family to the scheme (50% contribution)
• Group Income Protection –50% of your salary covered for 3 years for long term illness
• Health Plans – optional, including dental, cash health plans and critical illness
• EAP – Employee Assistance Programme through Health Assured, supporting you and your family with advice, guidance and counselling on a variety of areas such as health, fitness, home life, finances and much more.
• Mental Health support– through the Thrive app, approved by the NHS, provides tools, to tackle, prevent and manage common stressors such as sleep, bereavement, work issues etc. Also provides relaxation, breathing and meditation techniques and measures impact.
• Savings scheme –Put aside an affordable amount for a rainy day in the future
• Recognition awards – awards for long service and special birthdays
• A comprehensive health and wellbeing strategy focussed on physical, emotional, financial and career wellbeing
• A wide range of enhanced benefits to support your well-being and work-life balance

Working at the Eric Wright Group of companies is truly special. Owned 100% by the Eric Wright Charitable Trust, we are a commercially focused business with a social purpose, which means that after reinvestment in the business, our profit is donated to charity via the Trust. This ownership structure provides a high level of stability for the Group and supports longer-term commercial and charitable strategies. Our reputation is built on our Chairman\'s founding principles of a company that must be profitable, ethical and farsighted, as a result we have people, community and social value at our heart. The companies across the Group regularly collaborate to deliver outstanding results on bespoke projects for both public and private sector clients.

We are extremely proud of our dedicated, passionate and friendly colleagues who live our values and work hard to make a difference in communities every day.

Equal opportunity statement:

At Eric Wright Group, our clients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, who share of values, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it makes our company stronger.

Safeguarding if required

The Eric Wright Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of its employees, contractors and clients and expects its people to share this commitment. Successful applicants may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check or Disclosure Scotland check and to provide proof of their right to work in the UK. We are committed to equal opportunities, inclusion and fairness across all employment opportunities and service delivery. All managers and employees are expected to promote our values to ensure our workplaces and services are inclusive and accessible.

Department

EWG

Contract type

Full time

Hours

37.5

Competitive

Competitive salary, generous pension, holidays, income protection, health plans, paid family leave and much more!