Accounts Assistant (Hybrid)

Yolk Recruitment; Swansea; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment company in Swansea is seeking an Accounts Assistant - Accounts Payable Specialist to take ownership of key financial responsibilities. The role offers exposure across finance functions and career progression, along with hybrid working post-probation. Ideal candidates will have strong Accounts Payable experience and be comfortable with SAP. Competitive perks include generous holidays and study support.

Benefits

Hybrid working after probation

Team lunches and social events

25 days holiday

Study support

Qualifications

• Strong experience in Accounts Payable.
• Familiarity with SAP or similar ERP systems.
• Solid skills in Excel (formulas, pivots, lookups).

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices accurately.
• Perform monthly supplier account reconciliation.
• Allocate incoming customer cash payments.
• Support credit control processes.
• Process intercompany invoices and reconciliations.
• Assist in preparing monthly management accounts.

Skills

Strong Accounts Payable experience

Comfortable with SAP or similar ERP systems

Solid Excel skills

Proactive and able to handle multiple tasks

Ambition to grow in finance

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Accounts Payable Specialist | Swansea | Hybrid after probation

Are you an experienced finance professional looking to take ownership of a key role in a high-performing finance team? This role offers more than just Accounts Payable work - it provides hands-on exposure across the wider finance function and opportunities for career progression.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices: Download, review, and enter supplier invoices into SAP accurately, resolving discrepancies proactively.

• Supplier account reconciliation: Match invoices to statements, perform monthly reconciliations, and resolve queries with suppliers and internal teams.

• Customer cash allocation: Allocate incoming payments, ensure full remittance documentation, and maintain audit-ready internal logs.

• Credit control support: Review customer accounts, maintain credit limits, resolve credit balances or allocation issues, and attend team meetings to action outstanding points.

• Intercompany invoice processing: Check, input, and reconcile invoices across UK and European entities, flagging issues to relevant teams.

• Month-end support: Assist in preparing monthly management accounts, ledger summaries, and contributions to financial statements.

• Ad-hoc tasks: Provide holiday cover, support cash allocations across UK/European operations, and assist with additional finance projects as needed.

What7s in it for you

• Hybrid working after probation (3 days in office)

• Social workplace with team lunches, events, and overseas trips most years

• Generous 25 days holiday

• Opportunity for exposure across wider finance functions, including balance sheets, profit & loss, journals, accruals, and prepayments

• Study support available

What we7re looking for

• Strong Accounts Payable experience

• Comfortable with SAP or similar ERP systems

• Solid Excel skills (formulas, pivots, lookups)

• Proactive, accurate, and able to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Ambition to grow and gain broader finance exposure