Accounts Assistant — Detail‑Driven Ledger & Payments

Arnold Clark; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days’ annual leave

Flexible leave

Generous employee discounts

Private healthcare

Workplace pension

Job summary

Arnold Clark is seeking an organised and approachable Accounts Assistant to support our Derby Motorstore. The role reports to the Branch Accountant and covers daily cash, bank, purchase ledger and sales ledger activities.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an Accounts department, strong numeracy, and good communication skills. The position offers full-time hours, 33 days’ leave, private healthcare and a workplace pension.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working in an Accounts role.
• Great communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
• Polite telephone manner.
• A proactive and process-driven approach.
• Good levels of numeracy and literacy.
• Team player who works well meeting daily demands.

Responsibilities

• Authorising bankline payments to customers
• Authorising vehicle settlements
• Sales and purchase ledger day-to-day accounting functions
• Processing internal payments across the Group
• Attending monthly credit control meeting with department management

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Literacy

Telephone manner

Team player

Proactive/process-driven

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Arnold Clark is seeking an organised and approachable Accounts Assistant to support our Derby Motorstore. The role reports to the Branch Accountant and covers daily cash, bank, purchase ledger and sales ledger activities.

The ideal candidate will have experience in an Accounts department, strong numeracy, and good communication skills. The position offers full-time hours, 33 days’ leave, private healthcare and a workplace pension.