Accounts Assistant 12Month FTC To Permanent

Huntress - Bracknell; Horsham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Huntress is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential to go permanent. The role is based in West Sussex and involves handling a broad range of accounting activities within a busy finance team.

Full training and genuine long-term career prospects are offered. The ideal candidate will have prior accounts experience, familiarity with Sage 50 or similar software, strong Excel skills, and the ability to manage a varied workload while meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Process purchase and sales invoices in UK and overseas currencies.
• Conduct bank and company credit card reconciliations.
• Process employee expenses and supplier payments.
• Prepare remittances and respond to supplier queries.
• Investigate and resolve account discrepancies.
• Maintain accurate customer and supplier records.
• Assist with customer invoicing and international payments.
• Support credit control: review aged debt and overdue accounts.
• Liaise with customers and suppliers on queries and payments.
• Assist with quarterly VAT returns.
• Support month-end and year-end processes.
• Assist with financial reporting, budgets and forecasts.
• Provide general support to the wider finance team.

Skills

Accounts experience

Excel

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Multicurrency processing

VAT knowledge (desirable)

Data entry

Accounts payable/receivable

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.

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