Accounts Assistant

Henry Boot; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction and property development firm in Sheffield is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage supplier invoices, maintain purchase ledger records, and support the finance team. The ideal candidate will possess good numeracy skills, attention to detail, and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. This role requires the ability to work effectively within a team and a commitment to confidentiality. The company offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, fostering career growth and personal development.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Pension plan

Life assurance

Digital GP app

Agile working options

24 days of annual leave

Parent leave pay

Membership fee coverage

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in finance or accounts assistant role is desirable.
• Good numeracy and attention to detail essential.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently with data.

Responsibilities

• Process and code supplier invoices for group companies.
• Maintain purchase ledger records and resolve queries.
• Prepare payment runs and conduct bank reconciliation.

Skills

Good numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Strong organisational skills

Good communication skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Henry Boot is one of the UK's leading land, property development, home building, and construction businesses, renowned for transforming land and spaces.

Founded in Sheffield in 1886, Henry Boot was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1919. Today, our reputation is built on quality, expertise, delivery and a partnership approach. We focus on three long‑term growth markets: residential, industrial and logistics, and urban development. Our group of businesses consists of Banner Plant, Hallam Land, HBD, Henry Boot Construction, Road Link and Stonebridge. Together, we are where great places start.

Main Responsibilities

• Processing and coding supplier invoices for group companies.
• Entering supplier invoices and credit notes into the accounting system.
• Data input and maintenance of purchase ledger records.
• Liaising with colleagues internally and suppliers externally to resolve queries.
• Ensuring correct approval is obtained for purchase invoices and payments.
• Preparation of payment runs for group companies.
• Reconciliation of purchase ledger balances.
• Providing detailed account information to auditors as required.
• Filing, scanning, and maintaining accurate records.
• Maintenance of daily cash books and daily bank reconciliation.
• Preparation of daily cash figures.
• Assisting in the preparation and production of regular and ad‑hoc reports and spreadsheets.
• Supporting the finance team with ad‑hoc tasks and projects as required.
• Observing strict confidentiality and representing the best interests of Henry Boot Group at all times.
• Providing cover for other team members as needed.

Qualifications and Experience Required

• Previous experience in a finance or accounts assistant role is desirable but not essential.
• Good numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently with data input and financial records.
• Strong organisational and time‑management skills.
• Good communication skills for liaising with colleagues and suppliers.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Willingness to learn and undertake training as required.
• Ability to work as part of a team and support colleagues.
• Commitment to confidentiality and high standards of integrity.

Our offer

We are passionate about our people, and we are committed to your career development with us. You will have full access to our People Development team, and we encourage you to consider your personal development desires. We pride ourselves on fully supporting you in undertaking development and education to achieve your goals and objectives.

We have a competitive and progressive benefits package to help shape and support you inside and outside of work.

Benefits

• We pay you a competitive salary – we are committed to promoting equality and diversity and gender pay parity.
• We will provide you with access to electric and hybrid vehicle leasing through our salary sacrifice scheme.
• We share our financial success with our bonus scheme.
• We invest in your future with our pension plan provided by AVIVA.
• We protect your loved ones by giving a life assurance benefit based on multiples of salary.
• We support you when you might have health concerns for you or your family with our Digital GP app.
• We will help you manage the balance of work and home with agile working (where possible) and flexibility to ensure that you can be there for those important life events.
• We give you 24 days of annual leave, with the ability to buy additional leave.
• We support a complete business closure between Christmas and New Year, which does not require you to use your annual leave entitlement.
• We give you enhanced pay if you take leave due to becoming a parent; however you become a parent.
• We support your career aspirations; we are committed to personal growth and internal talent development.
• We cover the cost of professional membership fees for recognised bodies such as CIPD, RICS, CIAT, and others, supporting your continued professional development.
• We offer you access to our Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme, which includes access to e‑bikes.
• We support you when you need external support with our Employee Assistance Programme.

We put our people first. As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to creating an environment in which we can all be our best and bring our authentic selves to work.

We ensure our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably, should you wish to discuss any adjustments please contact our people team ([e-mail]).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy at any time in advance of the closing date.

We are unable to accept applications from agencies who have not been directly instructed to act on our behalf, this includes communications shared with hiring managers; for more information, see the recruitment agency disclaimer on our Careers home page.

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