Accounts Assistant

Eaton Syalon Ltd; Stafford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Syalon Ltd is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a Burton on Trent office-based role. The position offers broad exposure across banking, sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control within a growing finance team.

You will gain experience across the wider finance function and develop your practical accounting skills. We are seeking a candidate with a solid grounding in finance, good numerical ability, and a proactive, detail-focused approach.

Qualifications

• Gained some practical finance experience in an accounts/finance team.
• Strong numerical skills and keen attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Excel.
• Confident communicating with internal colleagues and external customers or suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day banking activities.
• Process and allocate receipts and payments.
• Complete bank reconciliations and investigate differences.
• Support sales ledger—raise invoices and maintain customer accounts.
• Assist with credit control and follow up outstanding balances.
• Help resolve invoice and payment queries with customers.

Skills

Accounts experience

Attention to detail

Numerical skills

Good communication

Proactive attitude

Organisational skills

Tools

Excel

Job description

Accounts Assistant
Burton on Trent (office based role)
30,000 - 35,000 + AAT Study Support

Eaton Syalon are working with our Burton based client to recruit an Accounts Assistant into their finance team. This is a broad and varied opportunity for someone who has already gained some practical finance experience and is now looking for a role where they can continue to learn, take on greater responsibility and develop. Rather than being focused on one particular area of transactional finance, the role will provide exposure across banking, sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control, giving the successful person a strong understanding of how the wider finance function operates.

Key Responsibilities

• Supporting the day-to-day management banking activities
• Processing and allocating customer receipts and supplier payments
• Completing bank reconciliations and investigating any differences
• Supporting the sales ledger, including raising invoices and maintaining accurate customer accounts
• Assisting with credit control and proactively following up outstanding balances
• Building positive relationships with customers to help resolve invoice and payment queries
• Processing purchase invoices and ensuring they are accurately coded and authorised
• Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies
• Responding to supplier queries and helping ensure payments are processed accurately and on time
• Supporting month-end activities and providing information to the wider finance team
• Working with colleagues across the business to resolve finance queries
• Helping identify opportunities to improve processes and ways of working
• Providing wider finance and administrative support as required

As you develop within the role, there will be the opportunity to broaden your responsibilities and gain greater exposure to the wider finance function.

About You

We are looking for someone who has gained a good grounding within finance and is keen to continue developing. You may currently be working as an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Purchase Ledger Assistant, Sales Ledger Assistant or in another transactional finance position and feel ready for a broader role. You don't need to have done every aspect of the position already. More importantly, you need to bring strong attention to detail, a "can do" attitude and willingness to learn.

You will ideally bring

• Some previous experience within an accounts or finance team
• Exposure to purchase ledger, sales ledger, banking or credit control
• Good numerical skills and strong attention to detail
• A good working knowledge of Excel
• Confidence communicating with both internal colleagues and external customers or suppliers
• A proactive approach to resolving queries and investigating differences
• Good organisation skills and the ability to manage competing priorities
• An interest in understanding the wider finance function rather than focusing solely on one transactional area
• A positive, hands-on approach and willingness to support the wider team