Accounts Assistant

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd; Sevenoaks; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Get Recruited (UK) Ltd is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant in Sevenoaks with hybrid work after probation. The role starts in-office for training and onboarding, then moves to a hybrid arrangement.

The successful candidate will manage cashbooks, bank reconciliations and supplier invoices, and contribute to month-end and management reporting. A strong Excel user with audit-ready attention to detail is essential.

Qualifications

• Current experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, or similar role.
• Strong hands-on experience with cashbook management and bank reconciliations is essential.
• Experience processing supplier invoices, payments and general transactional finance activities.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with experience using spreadsheets for reconciliations and data.

Responsibilities

• Reporting into the finance team, taking responsibility for day-to-day cashbook management.
• Completing daily bank and financial reconciliations, ensuring transactions are recorded and balanced.
• Investigating discrepancies and unidentified transactions, owning resolutions.
• Processing supplier and overhead invoices and ensuring timely payments.
• Monitoring incoming payments and reconciling sales/commission income.
• Assisting with month-end processes and informing monthly management reporting.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and allocations in the system.
• Responding to finance queries across the business.
• Working with high volumes of transactions with high accuracy.
• Supporting the wider Accounts team with ad hoc finance duties.

Skills

Cashbook management

Bank reconciliations

Invoices processing

Excel

Multi-currency awareness

Job description

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / FINANCE ASSISTANT

SEVENOAKS (HYBRID AFTER PROBATION)

£33,000 to £35,000 + BONUS + BENEFITS

THE OPPORTUNITY:
We're partnering with a well-established and growing international business that is looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant to join their established finance team.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with solid accounts experience who is looking for a role with greater responsibility and ownership. This is not an entry-level position, so the successful candidate will already have strong hands-on experience with cashbook management, bank reconciliations and general finance processes.
Initially working from the Sevenoaks office during the training and onboarding period, the position will move to a hybrid working arrangement once fully settled into the role.

THE ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / FINANCE ASSISTANT ROLE:

• Reporting into the finance team, taking responsibility for the day-to-day management of the cashbook
• Completing daily bank and financial reconciliations, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and balanced
• Investigating discrepancies and unidentified transactions, taking ownership through to resolution
• Processing supplier and overhead invoices and ensuring payments are made accurately and on time
• Monitoring incoming payments and supporting the reconciliation of sales and commission income
• Assisting with month-end processes and preparing information for monthly management reporting
• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring transactions are correctly allocated within the system
• Responding to finance queries from colleagues across the business
• Working with high volumes of financial transactions and ensuring accuracy is maintained at all times
• Supporting the wider Accounts team with ad hoc finance duties and ensuring the smooth running of the department

THE PERSON:

• Current experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator, Assistant Accountant or similar role
• Strong hands-on experience with cashbook management and bank reconciliations is essential
• Confident investigating reconciliation differences and resolving discrepancies independently
• Experience processing supplier invoices, payments and general transactional finance activities
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, with experience using spreadsheets for reconciliations and financial data
• Experience working within a high-volume or multi-currency environment would be advantageous, but is not essential
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to maintain a high level of accuracy when working to deadlines
• Strong communication skills with the confidence to liaise with colleagues across the business
• Able to manage priorities, work independently and take ownership of key finance processes
• A proactive and adaptable individual who enjoys working as part of a busy finance team

We are an equal opportunities employer and we never charge candidates a fee for our services.