Accounts Assistant - AAT

Vardey Recruitment; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Finance Assistant in Ferndown, UK. This role is ideal for an AAT studier who is detail-oriented and eager to learn. You'll handle invoicing, payments, and reconciliations while receiving AAT study support and working in a hybrid environment. Great team culture and career development opportunities await you.

Benefits

Full AAT study support

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Health & wellbeing programme

Company pension

Qualifications

• Interest in Finance and AAT study required.
• Basic accounting knowledge preferred.
• Strong Excel skills needed.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices and reconcile supplier statements.
• Make supplier payments in GBP and foreign currencies.
• Prepare daily bank reconciliations.
• Assist with cashflow, month-end, and year-end tasks.
• Help clients and suppliers with queries.

Skills

Genuine interest in Finance

Basic bookkeeping or accounting principles

Confidence with Excel

Accuracy and detail-oriented

Proactive team player

Job description

Overview

Finance Assistant / Accounts Assistant - Hybrid - Ferndown - near Bournemouth in Dorset - with AAT Study Support

Are you an AAT studier who loves numbers? Ready to kickstart your Finance career? Join our client's amazing Finance Team, based in Ferndown, Dorset. Become part of this exciting leisure company who are looking to grow the Finance team.

This is a superb accounts assistant job for an AAT studier who enjoys detail, problem-solving, and transactional accounting and wants to keep learning. This Accounts Assistant role will offer AAT study support (after probation) and you will gain hands-on accountancy experience whilst working in a supportive, friendly, professional and fast-paced environment.

What you'll be doing

• Processing invoices and reconciling supplier statements - purchase ledger
• Making supplier payments in GBP and foreign currencies
• Reconciling credit card payments
• Preparing daily bank reconciliations
• Assisting with cashflow, month-end, and year-end tasks
• Helping clients, agents, and suppliers with queries
• Using Excel to formula level

What we're looking for

• A genuine interest in Finance (and enthusiasm to start AAT or keep studying to completion)
• Basic understanding of bookkeeping or accounting principles
• Confident with Excel
• Accurate, detail-focused, and good with numbers
• A proactive team player who's motivated to keep learning

Why you'll enjoy working for this company

• Hybrid working (office in Ferndown) - 3 days office approximately
• Full AAT study support (after probation) + training
• Flexible and amazing team and down to earth management team
• Clear opportunities to develop your career
• Employee discounts
• Able to keep learning within accountancy
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Company pension
• Fun, hard-working and flexible culture

This is your chance to turn your interest in Finance into a rewarding career — with support, training, and some great benefits along the way. This role would very much suit an individual on their AAT career pathway.

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