Accounts Assistant

Brook Street; Swansea; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading business in Swansea is looking for a dedicated Accounts Assistant to support their finance team. The ideal candidate will possess extensive bookkeeping knowledge, strong numeracy skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include processing invoices, supplier reconciliations, and customer cash allocations. This role offers a supportive team environment and various benefits, including 25 days holiday and bonuses throughout the year.

Benefits

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Bonuses throughout the year

Collaborative team environment

Opportunity for diverse financial projects

Qualifications

• Minimum five years' experience in an Accounts Assistant or Accounting Clerk position.
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping procedures and practical accounting policies.
• Accurate numeracy skills to identify and rectify numerical errors.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
• Reconcile supplier accounts and address queries.
• Allocate incoming payments to customer accounts.

Skills

Bookkeeping procedures

Numeracy skills

Organisational abilities

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Multi-tasking abilities

Education

AAT qualified or working towards equivalent

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Our client, a leading business based in Swansea, is seeking a dedicated Accounts Assistant to support their busy finance team. This is a key position focused on maintaining accurate, timely financial records and contributing to the effective operation of the department. The ideal candidate will display a high level of integrity, excellent attention to detail, and a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices: Download, review, and enter supplier invoices into SAP, ensuring completeness and accuracy, and resolve any discrepancies or missing invoices through proactive communication.
• Supplier account reconciliation: Match invoices to supplier statements, perform monthly reconciliations, and address queries or differences with external suppliers and internal teams.
• Customer cash allocation: Allocate incoming payments to customer accounts, ensure full remittance documentation, and update internal logs for audit and tracking purposes.
• Credit control: Review customer accounts, maintain updated credit limits from credit reports, and assist with resolving credit balances, allocation issues, or customer queries, attending regular team meetings to action outstanding points.
• Intercompany invoice processing: Check, input, and reconcile intercompany invoices across UK and European entities, flagging any processing issues with the relevant internal teams.
• Month-end support: Assist with the preparation of monthly management accounts, including preparing ledger summaries and contributing to financial statements.
• Ad-hoc tasks: Provide holiday cover for team members, support on cash allocations across UK and European operations, and assist with additional finance projects as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum five years' experience in an Accounts Assistant or Accounting Clerk position.
• Strong knowledge of bookkeeping procedures and practical accounting policies.
• AAT qualified or working towards an equivalent accreditation.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Accurate numeracy skills and the ability to identify and rectify numerical errors.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities, as well as a proactive team player attitude.

What's on Offer

• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Bonuses throughout the year
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Opportunity to work on diverse financial projects and gain broad experience

Apply now or call Brook Street Cardiff and ask for Luke

Brook Street NMR is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.