Accounts Assistant: Ledger & Month-End Support

Adele Carr Recruitment Limited; Widnes, Warrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Adele Carr Recruitment Limited is seeking an adaptable Accounts Assistant to join a growing finance function based in Warrington. The role supports purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations and general ledger postings, acting as a key operational link between daily accounting and month-end reporting.

This full-time position offers exposure to multi-currency bank reconciliations, VAT compliance under UK requirements, and broad transactional duties, with opportunities to develop in a

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of experience in transactional finance or accounts assistant role.
• Solid knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping and nominal ledgers.
• Experience with ERP software (Sage, Xero, SAP, or Business Central).
• Strong Excel skills including vlookups and pivot tables.
• Excellent numerical accuracy and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Ledger maintenance: assist end-to-end processing of purchase invoices, matching purchase orders, and processing sales invoices and credit notes.
• Bank reconciliations: daily and monthly reconciliations across multi-currency accounts.
• Credit control support: monitor debtor aging and assist with customer allocations.
• Payment runs: assist with weekly and monthly BACS payment runs.
• Month-end assistance: prepare basic journal entries to support month-end reconciliations.
• VAT & compliance: assist in quarterly UK VAT returns and MTD records.
• Ad-hoc support: general admin support to finance team.

Skills

1-2 years experience

Double-entry bookkeeping

Excel skills

Strong numerical accuracy

Communication

Organisation

Proactivity

Education

AAT Level 2/3/4 qualifications

Tools

Sage 50/200

Xero

SAP

Business Central

Job description

Adele Carr Recruitment Limited is seeking an adaptable Accounts Assistant to join a growing finance function based in Warrington. The role supports purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations and general ledger postings, acting as a key operational link between daily accounting and month-end reporting.

This full-time position offers exposure to multi-currency bank reconciliations, VAT compliance under UK requirements, and broad transactional duties, with opportunities to develop in a