Accounts Assistant: Flexible, On-Site Ledger Role

TipTopJob; West Bradford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant in Bradford to support a busy finance team. The role covers sales and purchase ledgers, banking, VAT, and month-end duties, with a focus on accuracy and timely processing.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in finance, strong Excel skills (incl. XLOOKUP) and experience with Sage. This permanent, on-site position offers a salary of £28,000–£29,000 depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years experience within an accounts or finance environment.
• Experience across sales ledger and purchase ledger functions.
• Experience with credit control, payment allocation and account reconciliations.
• Practical experience completing bank reconciliations and processing financial transactions.
• Experience supporting month end and year end processes.
• Knowledge of VAT returns, ideally including UK and EU VAT.
• AAT Level 2 or equivalent qualification, or higher.
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including XLOOKUP, Pivot Tables and spreadsheet analysis.
• Previous experience using Sage would be advantageous, although training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Process and post sales ledger transactions accurately and within agreed timescales.
• Maintain accurate customer account records and monitor outstanding balances.
• Review aged debtor reports and proactively follow up overdue accounts.
• Allocate and reconcile customer payments and remittances.
• Investigate discrepancies and resolve customer account queries.
• Check, process and upload purchase invoices onto Sage.
• Maintain accurate supplier account records.
• Monitor aged creditor balances and follow up outstanding supplier items.
• Reconcile supplier payments and remittances.
• Investigate and resolve invoice and supplier account discrepancies.
• Post daily banking transactions onto Sage, including multi-currency transactions.
• Complete regular bank reconciliations.
• Identify and investigate any differences or discrepancies.
• Ensure financial records are maintained accurately and up to date.
• Support the Accounts Manager with month end and year end accounting processes.
• Assist with the preparation of financial information and supporting documentation.
• Provide relevant information and records for internal and external audits.
• Ensure finance documentation is accurate, organised and readily available.
• Assist with the preparation of UK quarterly VAT returns across multiple companies.
• Support the preparation of EU VAT returns on a monthly and quarterly basis.

Skills

Accounts experience

Sales ledger

Purchase ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliations

Excel (XLOOKUP)

Sage

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Education

AAT Level 2 or equivalent

Tools

Sage

Excel

Job description

TipTopJob is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant in Bradford to support a busy finance team. The role covers sales and purchase ledgers, banking, VAT, and month-end duties, with a focus on accuracy and timely processing.

Ideal candidates will have 3+ years in finance, strong Excel skills (incl. XLOOKUP) and experience with Sage. This permanent, on-site position offers a salary of £28,000–£29,000 depending on experience.