Accounts Assistant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a finance team in Rotherham. You will manage both purchase and sales ledger responsibilities, process high volumes of invoices, and support cashbook postings. The ideal candidate has strong attention to detail, proficiency in Excel, and is skilled at building relationships. This role offers flexible hours and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Flexible hours

Free onsite parking

Supportive finance team

Friendly working culture

Qualifications

• Solid background in transactional finance.
• Ability to take ownership of both purchase and sales ledger responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Processing and reconciling purchase invoices.
• Managing supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
• Raising sales invoices and reconciling debtor accounts.
• Chasing overdue payments and maintaining relationships.
• Supporting with cashbook postings and bank reconciliations.
• Setting up new supplier and customer accounts.
• Assisting with complex queries in Accounts Payable and Receivable.

Skills

Experience as Accounts Assistant

Strong attention to detail

Proficient in Excel

Confident in handling high volumes of invoices

Skilled in building relationships

Tools

Sage

Job description

Overview

Sewell Wallis is currently supporting a growing, well-established business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, which is looking to appoint an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone who has a solid background in transactional finance and is now looking to take ownership of both purchase and sales ledger responsibilities within a growing business.

The role of Accounts Assistant will suit someone who works well in a busy environment, has strong attention to detail, and would enjoy taking ownership of the day-to-day accounting process from start to finish.

What will you be doing?

• Processing, coding and reconciling high-volume purchase invoices.
• Managing supplier statements, resolving invoice discrepancies and preparing weekly/monthly payment runs.
• Raising sales invoices, allocating customer receipts and reconciling debtor accounts.
• Proactively chasing overdue payments and maintaining professional customer relationships.
• Supporting with cashbook postings and daily bank reconciliations.
• Setting up new supplier and customer accounts and ensuring accurate financial records.
• Assisting with resolving complex queries across both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Providing occasional support to wider finance functions during busier periods.

What skills are we looking for?

• An experienced Accounts Assistant or someone with strong exposure to both purchase ledger and sales ledger.
• Confident in handling high-volumes of invoices.
• Skilled in building relationships with suppliers, customers and internal teams.
• Proficient in Excel and accounting software (ideally Sage).
• Highly organised, proactive and able to meet deadlines under pressure.

Whats on offer:

• Flexible hours.
• Free onsite parking.
• Supportive finance team with opportunities to develop and take on more responsibility.
• Secure, stable business with a friendly working culture.