Accounts Assistant 12month FTC to Permanent

Confidential; England; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential, West Sussex, seeks an Accounts Assistant on a 12-month FTC with potential permanent progression. The role covers day-to-day accounts administration, supplier and customer queries, reconciliations and credit control support.

Ideal candidates have prior accounts experience, be proficient in Sage 50 or similar, and demonstrate strong Excel/data entry skills alongside attention to detail and good communication with suppliers and customers.

Qualifications

• Experience as Accounts Assistant or similar role.
• Experience using Sage 50 or similar accounting system.
• Good Excel and data entry skills.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confident communication with customers and suppliers.
• Ability to manage varied workload and meet deadlines.
• Experience with overseas transactions or multiple currencies advantageous.
• VAT experience desirable.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase and sales invoices in UK and overseas currencies.
• Bank and company credit card reconciliations.
• Processing employee expenses and supplier payments.
• Preparing remittances and dealing with supplier queries.
• Investigating and resolving account discrepancies.
• Maintaining accurate customer and supplier records.
• Assisting with customer invoicing and international payments.
• Supporting credit control activity, including reviewing aged debt and overdue accounts.
• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding account queries and payments.
• Assisting with quarterly VAT returns.
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes.
• Assisting with financial reporting, budgets and forecasts.
• Providing general support to the wider finance team.

Skills

Excel

Data entry

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Liaising with customers

Liaising with suppliers

Credit control support

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Accounts Assistant - 12 MONTHS FTC to Permanent

Location: West Sussex
Hours: Full-time
Contract: 12 month FTC to permanent

An established and growing organisation is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join its busy and friendly finance team. This is a varied role offering the opportunity to gain exposure across a broad range of accounting activities, with the potential to secure a permanent position at the end of the 12 month FTC and develop a long-term career within the business.

Working closely with the wider finance and operations teams, the successful candidate will be involved in day-to-day accounts administration, supplier and customer queries, reconciliations and credit control support.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Processing purchase and sales invoices in UK and overseas currencies
• Bank and company credit card reconciliations
• Processing employee expenses and supplier payments
• Preparing remittances and dealing with supplier queries
• Investigating and resolving account discrepancies
• Maintaining accurate customer and supplier records
• Assisting with customer invoicing and international payments
• Supporting credit control activity, including reviewing aged debt and overdue accounts
• Liaising with customers and suppliers regarding account queries and payments
• Assisting with quarterly VAT returns
• Supporting month-end and year-end processes
• Assisting with financial reporting, budgets and forecasts
• Providing general support to the wider finance team

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or similar role
• Experience using Sage 50 or a similar accounting system
• Good Excel and data entry skills
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Confident communication skills and the ability to liaise with customers and suppliers
• The ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines
• Experience of overseas transactions or multiple currencies would be advantageous
• Desirable, previous experience of assisting with VAT

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for a varied role within a supportive team, with full training, professional development and genuine long-term career prospects.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.