Accounts Assistant: Diverse Finance Experience

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Brighouse; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is partnering with a well established SME in Brighouse to recruit an organised Finance Assistant capable of handling the full transactional finance cycle.

The role offers exposure to sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control, banking and finance administration, with a salary of £28-32,000 depending on experience. Office-based, full-time with priority on accuracy and pace.

Qualifications

• Experience in SME environments and full transactional finance cycle.
• Strong knowledge of sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control.
• Experience with bank reconciliations and cashbook management.
• Good Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to manage workload independently.
• AAT qualification or studying towards a finance qualification would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Raising customer invoices and credit notes.
• Processing and allocating customer payments.
• Maintaining customer accounts and reconciling balances.
• Preparing supplier payment runs.
• Monitoring aged debt and chasing payments.
• Maintaining cashbooks and bank reconciliations.
• Setting up customer and supplier accounts; responding to finance queries.
• Providing occasional reception and general office administration.

Skills

Excel

Microsoft Office

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication skills

Proactive

Education

AAT qualification (advantageous)

Job description

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is partnering with a well established SME in Brighouse to recruit an organised Finance Assistant capable of handling the full transactional finance cycle.

The role offers exposure to sales ledger, purchase ledger, credit control, banking and finance administration, with a salary of £28-32,000 depending on experience. Office-based, full-time with priority on accuracy and pace.