Accounts Assistant

SF Partners; Swadlincote; Presencial; GBP 27.000 - 37.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

25 days holiday

Bank holidays

Descripción de la vacante

SF Partners are partnering exclusively with an established business in Swadlincote to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a hands-on role covering transactional finance and month-end support, taking ownership of Purchase and Sales Ledger duties while gaining exposure to the wider accounts function.

Salary up to £32,000. Hours are Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm and Friday 8:00am-1:30pm, with 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

Formación

• Experience in Purchase and Sales Ledger.
• Experience with reconciliations and month-end processes.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsabilidades

• Manage the Purchase Ledger, ensuring supplier invoices are correctly coded, recorded, matched and authorised.
• Process Sales and manual customer invoices.
• Credit Control and customer account queries.
• Process and record cash receipts and monitor cashflow.
• Bank and Balance Sheet reconciliations.
• Accruals and prepayments.
• Support with month-end and annual financial reporting.
• Assist with the preparation of accounts and VAT returns.
• Maintain and reconcile fixed asset records, including additions, disposals and depreciation.

Conocimientos

Purchase Ledger

Sales Ledger

Credit Control

Month-end

Cashflow

Descripción del empleo

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT - SWADLINCOTE

Up to £32,000 | Full Time, Permanent | Early Finish Friday

SF Partners are excited to be partnering exclusively with an established business based in Swadlincote who are looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant on a full-time, permanent basis.This is a varied, hands‑on position covering both transactional finance and month‑end support. The successful candidate will take ownership of Purchase and Sales Ledger duties whilst also gaining exposure to the wider accounts function.

Salary: Up to £32,000

Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm, Friday 8:00am-1:30pm

Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, increasing with length of service

The role:

• Manage the Purchase Ledger, ensuring supplier invoices are correctly coded, recorded, matched and authorised
• Process Sales and manual customer invoices
• Credit Control and customer account queries
• Process and record cash receipts and monitor cashflow
• Bank and Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Accruals and prepayments
• Support with month‑end and annual financial reporting
• Assist with the preparation of accounts and VAT returns
• Maintain and reconcile fixed asset records, including additions, disposals and depreciation
• Support with audit requirements
• Assist with Intrastat reporting
• Deal with supplier queries and reminder letters
• Support the wider Finance team as required

The ideal candidate:

My client is looking for someone with previous experience within a varied finance position who is confident working independently and using their own initiative.

You will ideally have:

• Strong Purchase and Sales Ledger experience
• Previous Credit Control experience
• Experience of reconciliations and month‑end processes
• Good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• A proactive approach and the ability to manage your own workload
• Strong communication skills
• A willingness to support across the wider finance function
• Previous manufacturing experience would be advantageous but is not essential

You do not need to be experienced across every aspect of the accounts work, as training can be provided in these areas. The key requirement is someone with a solid transactional finance background who is looking for varied and stable role.

This is a great opportunity to join an established manufacturing business in a varied role offering exposure beyond Purchase and Sales Ledger and the opportunity to continue developing within finance