Accounts Assistant: Diverse Finance Exposure + Supportive Team

Parkside; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to support their Finance Manager. This full-time role invites you to engage in diverse financial operations across various industries, including food and pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities include managing sales and purchase ledgers, payroll reporting, and VAT compliance, ensuring full financial oversight. Applicants should possess strong financial acumen, a history in similar roles, and preferably knowledge of Sage. A competitive salary package is offered, along with a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Exposure to diverse financial operations

Supportive team and management

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar Finance Assistant role.
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised.
• Strong business acumen and practical common sense.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process sales invoices and statements.
• Conduct credit control and reconciliation of sales ledger to nominal.
• Enter weekly timesheets and run all weekly payroll reports.
• Manage and check monthly and quarterly VAT returns.

Skills

Finance experience

Ability to work independently

Strong business acumen

Experience with Sage

Essential accounting experience

Tools

Sage

Job description

A leading engineering services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to support their Finance Manager. This full-time role invites you to engage in diverse financial operations across various industries, including food and pharmaceuticals. Responsibilities include managing sales and purchase ledgers, payroll reporting, and VAT compliance, ensuring full financial oversight. Applicants should possess strong financial acumen, a history in similar roles, and preferably knowledge of Sage. A competitive salary package is offered, along with a supportive team environment.