Accounts Assistant

Vibe Recruit; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an organized Accounts Assistant to join a finance team in Newport. This permanent role offers a competitive salary of £26,000 – £28,000, along with excellent company benefits. Responsibilities include processing invoices, performing bank reconciliations, and assisting with VAT returns. If you have a passion for finance and accurate record-keeping, please forward your CV for immediate consideration.

Benefits

Company benefits

Qualifications

• Organised and detail-oriented with a passion for finance.
• Proven ability to accurately process invoices and perform reconciliations.
• Proactive in monitoring aged debtors and following up on payments.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process supplier invoices and assist with payments.
• Raise customer invoices and maintain account records.
• Perform bank reconciliations and resolve discrepancies.
• Assist with VAT returns and record transactions accurately.
• Help prepare routine journals including accruals and prepayments.

Job description

Accounts Assistant

26,000 – 28,000 + company benefits

Newport

Are you an organised and detail‑oriented professional with a passion for finance and accuracy? Does the thought of working for a household name with excellent growth prospects excite you?

If so, please read on.

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join the finance team for an industry leading employer in Newport.

Responsibilities

• Accurately process supplier invoices, ensure appropriate coding and approvals, and assist with preparing supplier payment runs.
• Raise customer invoices, allocate receipts, and maintain up‑to‑date customer account records.
• Perform weekly and month‑end bank reconciliations, investigating and resolving any discrepancies promptly.
• Assist with monitoring aged debtors and following up on outstanding payments professionally and proactively.
• Ensure all transactions are recorded accurately and cut‑off procedures are followed.
• Help prepare VAT returns, ensuring all entries are accurate and compliant with HMRC guidelines.
• Prepare and post routine journals, including accruals and prepayments.
• Reconcile key balance sheet accounts.

This is an interesting, permanent role for a leading company. You will be joining a well performing finance team in a fun, lively working environment and will benefit from not only a competitive salary but also great company benefits.

For immediate consideration, please forward your CV to Alex at Vibe Recruit today.

Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.