Accounts Assistant

Brampton Recruitment Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A small engineering business is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their office-based team. The role involves handling purchase ledgers, preparing month-end accruals, and cash flow monitoring. Ideal candidates should be part or fully AAT qualified, with a strong attention to detail and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Experience working within a small business.
• Engineering background is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger, matching purchase invoices to delivery notes.
• Investigating queries and managing petty cash.
• Preparing month-end accruals and monitoring cash flow.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Multicurrency experience

Education

Part or full AAT qualification or equivalent

Job description

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This role is working in a lovely team environment, is office based and offers great working hours.

Our client is a small engineering business, seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant. Ideally, candidates should be part or fully AAT qualified to join their small accounts team.

Job Description for the Accounts Assistant role:

1. Processing purchase ledger, matching purchase invoices to delivery notes
2. Coding and posting of purchase invoices
3. Posting of payments
4. Investigating queries
5. Preparing month-end accruals
6. Debtor chasing and liaising with the manager regarding escalations
7. Monitoring cash flow
8. Banking and petty cash management

Preferred candidate qualities:

• Part or full AAT qualification or equivalent
• Strong attention to detail
• Good organizational skills
• Engineering background (advantageous)
• Experience working within a small business
• Multicurrency experience (advantageous)

Working hours: Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm,
Friday: 8:00 am – 1:30 pm

Salary: £26,500 per annum

Brampton Recruitment is an independent Commercial and Accounts & Finance recruitment agency working in partnership with employers across Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Greater Manchester regions.