Accounts Assistant

Pratap Partnership; South Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratap Partnership is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a large, established group on a 12-month contract. This hands-on role offers varied exposure across the finance function and real potential to become permanent.

You will oversee credit control, manage supplier payments, prepare journals and support month-end reporting in a busy finance department. The role requires prior broad Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant experience and comfort working in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in a broad Accounts Assistant or similar finance role.
• Strong working knowledge of credit control, accounts payable, journals and month end.
• Ability to own responsibilities and hit the ground running.
• Confident, organised and comfortable in a busy finance environment.
• Foreign currency exposure would be beneficial but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Oversee credit control and support effective cash collection.
• Manage accounts payable and supplier payments.
• Prepare and post journals.
• Support cash management and daily finance activity.
• Assist with month-end processes and reporting.
• Support the wider finance team across a broad range of accounting responsibilities.
• Exposure to foreign currency would be advantageous.

Skills

Credit control

Accounts payable

Journals

Month end

Cash management

Foreign currency exposure

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a large, established group on a 12-month contract. With plenty happening across the business, this is a varied, hands‑on role with genuine potential to become permanent.

The role

• Oversee credit control and support effective cash collection
• Manage accounts payable and supplier payments
• Prepare and post journals
• Support cash management and daily finance activity
• Assist with month-end processes and reporting
• Support the wider finance team across a broad range of accounting responsibilities
• Exposure to foreign currency and foreign exchange would be advantageous

The person

• Previous experience in a broad Accounts Assistant, Assistant Accountant or similar finance role
• Strong working knowledge of credit control, accounts payable, journals and month end
• Able to take ownership of the majority of the responsibilities and hit the ground running
• Confident, organised and comfortable working in a busy finance environment
• Foreign currency exposure would be beneficial but is not essential

What's on offer

• £35,000 salary
• 10% retention bonus
• 12-month contract
• Opportunity to work within a large, established group
• Potential for the position to become permanent
• A varied role offering strong exposure across the finance function