Accounts Assistant: Purchase & Sales Ledger Growth

Confidential; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevation Recruitment Group is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant in Barnsley to join a busy, established business. The role covers purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and reconciliations, with a hands-on approach across transactional finance.

You will support month-end tasks as you settle in and have opportunities to develop your accounting skills further within a collaborative team environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts or transactional finance role.
• Experience in purchase ledger, sales ledger or credit control.
• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Confident communicating with customers and suppliers.
• A proactive approach with the ability to manage a varied workload.
• Keen to develop your experience and take on additional responsibilities over time.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase ledger invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Raising sales ledger invoices.
• Chasing outstanding payments by telephone, email and letter.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with customers and suppliers.
• Completing bank reconciliations.
• Supporting month-end procedures and wider finance activities.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Credit control

Bank reconciliations

Job description

Elevation Recruitment Group is recruiting for an Accounts Assistant in Barnsley to join a busy, established business. The role covers purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and reconciliations, with a hands-on approach across transactional finance.

You will support month-end tasks as you settle in and have opportunities to develop your accounting skills further within a collaborative team environment.