Accounts Assistant

Wolseley UK; Ripon; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant for a hybrid role in Ripon. This exciting opportunity involves updating cash forecasts, liaising with teams and banks, and performing financial analysis using Microsoft Excel. The company values its employees and offers a competitive salary, bonuses, and excellent benefits, including a generous pension scheme and healthcare access. Join a supportive environment that encourages skill development and career growth while enjoying the flexibility of hybrid working arrangements. If you have a finance or economics degree and a passion for numbers, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

Annual leave increasing with length of service

Generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)

Potential to earn bonuses

Enhanced maternity/adoption leave

Access to online and high street discounts

Free access to healthcare

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and V-lookups.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally.

Responsibilities

• Update cash forecasting daily to provide solid information to stakeholders.
• Liaise with teams and banks to maintain bank mandate records.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Relationship Building

Deadline Management

Education

Finance Degree

Economics Degree

Job description

Salary:

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Accounts Assistant - Ripon – Finance - Hybrid Working

So, who are we? We are Wolseley - a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, provide opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award-winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

Also, did we mention? In addition to the competitive salary, there are also benefits on tap – including:

• Annual leave (increasing with length of service)
• A generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%)
• Potential to earn bonuses
• Enhanced maternity/adoption leave
• Access to a great range of online and high street discounts

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

As an Accounts Assistant based in Ripon, you’ll be responsible for:

• Updating cash forecasting on a daily basis, so there is solid information to share with senior stakeholders
• Liaising internally with other teams across the business in order to hit deadlines and communicating externally with the banks to maintain bank mandate records
• Performing analysis to understand variances against forecast using Microsoft Excel
• Preparing monthly reporting as required for key stakeholders

This is a full-time, permanent hybrid role working 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am – 5.30pm, with 2 days working from home.

And here’s what we’d like you to have:

• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and V-lookups
• Ability to build and maintain relationships both internally and externally
• Ability to work to deadlines
• A finance or economics degree from university

We look forward to receiving your application!

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