Accounts Assistant - Reporting

Home Bargains; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Store discount

Benefits platform

Discounts UK wide

Employee assistance programme

Health cash plans

Job summary

Home Bargains is seeking a Reporting Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team, supporting daily transactional finance processes across the Group from its UK stores and entities.

You will work with the Financial Accountant to process transactions, reconcile accounts and ensure timely, accurate financial reporting. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to handle a varied workload across the business.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional finance.
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
• AAT qualification or studying toward one would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Process daily banking transactions and banking administration across Group entities.
• Prepare and process supplier and other payments following authorisation procedures.
• Process sales and income, ensuring receipts are recorded and allocated.
• Administer employee expenses with supporting documents and policy checks.
• Manage petty cash with accurate records and controls.
• Complete bank and other transactional reconciliations and investigate discrepancies.
• Support month-end processing and meet deadlines.
• Provide information to support VAT returns and wider tax compliance.
• Maintain complete, accurate finance records and documentation.
• Assist with finance system administration and standing data updates.
• Respond to routine finance queries from stores, entities, suppliers and colleagues.

Skills

Numerical & analytical skills

Communication skills

Organization & time management

Attention to detail

Experience in transactional finance

Education

AAT qualification or study toward one

Job description

• 10% store discount at all our retail stores
• MyHB colleague benefits platform with access to:
• Discounts UK wide on retail, leisure, hospitality venues
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential counselling and advice line
• Low-cost voluntary insured health cash plans and cancer cover

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Reporting Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team, supporting the day-to-day finance processes across the Group.

Working closely with the Financial Accountant and wider team, you will process transactions, maintain accurate financial records and complete reconciliations, helping to ensure deadlines are met and financial information is reliable.

This role would suit someone with experience in transactional finance, strong attention to detail and the ability to manage a varied workload. You will work with colleagues across the business and external suppliers to resolve queries and keep finance processes running smoothly.

Job Overview

• Process daily bank statements and complete banking administration across Group entities, ensuring transactions are recorded accurately and promptly.
• Prepare and process supplier and other payments in line with authorisation procedures and agreed timetables.
• Process sales and income, ensuring receipts are correctly recorded and allocated.
• Administer employee expenses, checking claims against supporting documentation and company policy.
• Manage petty cash, maintaining accurate records and appropriate financial controls.
• Complete bank and other transactional reconciliations, investigating discrepancies and resolving them promptly.
• Support month-end processing, ensuring tasks are completed within agreed deadlines.
• Prepare and check transactional information to support VAT returns, ready for review and sign-off.
• Provide accurate information to support the Financial Accountant with wider tax compliance.
• Maintain complete, accurate and well-organised finance records and supporting documentation.
• Assist with finance system administration, including maintaining standing data and supporting system updates.
• Respond to routine finance queries from stores, Group entities, suppliers and colleagues.
• Provide general administrative support and assist with additional tasks across the wider Finance team.
• Experience working in transactional finance.
• Working knowledge of financial controls, reconciliations and banking processes.
• Excellent numerical and analytical skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to organise your workload, meet deadlines and manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships with colleagues and external contacts.
• An AAT qualification, or current study towards one, would be an advantage.