Accounts Assistant: Study Support & Finance Growth

NC Associates; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday package

Training & development

Amazing benefits

Study support

Great location

Job summary

NC Associates Ltd in Crawley is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. The role covers purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, credit control, and month-end support, reporting to the Finance Manager.

You will work closely with the finance team, process invoices, manage payments, and assist with VAT returns. Strong Excel skills and a proactive attitude are essential, with study support available for AAT.

Qualifications

• Experience with purchase and sales ledgers
• Experience with bank reconciliations
• Experience with supplier statement reconciliations
• Excel skills including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• A proactive and positive approach with problem-solving abilities
• AAT qualification or studying towards AAT is desirable

Responsibilities

• Process purchase ledger invoices, matching, coding and posting accurately.
• Raise and process sales invoices in a timely manner.
• Allocate customer receipts and supplier payments.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice queries.
• Assist with credit control, chasing outstanding payments and maintaining aged debt.
• Process payment runs via BACS and online banking.
• Perform daily bank reconciliations and post cash transactions.
• Assist with month-end procedures, including journal postings and reconciliations.
• Prepare and reconcile accruals and prepayments where required.
• Support the preparation of VAT returns.
• Produce ad hoc reports using Excel and accounting software.
• Provide administrative support to the wider finance team.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Bank reconciliations

Credit control

Month-end

Education

AAT qualification or studying towards AAT

Tools

Excel

Job description

NC Associates Ltd in Crawley is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. The role covers purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, credit control, and month-end support, reporting to the Finance Manager.

You will work closely with the finance team, process invoices, manage payments, and assist with VAT returns. Strong Excel skills and a proactive attitude are essential, with study support available for AAT.