Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Wednesbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexander Daniels are supporting a growing business in Wednesbury with the recruitment of an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a temp-to-perm basis. This role offers varied responsibilities across purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, cash allocations and month-end duties, with exposure to ERP systems and Excel.

The ideal candidate will have transactional finance experience, strong attention to detail and the ability to work across multiple finance functions.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Bookkeeping role.
• Comfortable working across multiple areas of finance.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel / ERP systems.
• A proactive and hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger and sales ledger processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Credit control and customer account management
• Processing supplier payments
• Cash allocation
• Assisting with month-end duties
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc tasks

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank reconciliations

Credit control

Cash allocation

Month-end duties

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Alexander Daniels are supporting a growing business in Wednesbury with the recruitment of an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a temp-to-perm basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced transactional finance professional looking for a varied, all-round role.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger and sales ledger processing
• Bank reconciliations
• Credit control and customer account management
• Processing supplier payments
• Cash allocation
• Assisting with month-end duties
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc tasks

About You

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Bookkeeping role
• Comfortable working across multiple areas of finance
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel / ERP systems
• A proactive and hands-on approach

If you're available at short notice and looking for your next finance opportunity in the Wednesbury area, we'd love to hear from you.