Assistant Financial Accountant

Personnel Selection; Andover; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Personnel Selection Recruitment are partnering with a client to recruit an organised Assistant Financial Accountant for a busy finance team. You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, payroll and Sage 50, ensuring accurate, up‑to‑date records within a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Ideal candidates will have strong payroll experience, an AAT qualification, and a track record of five years in finance, with meticulous attention to detail and discretion handling confidential information.

Qualifications

• Full AAT qualification or strong qualified‑by‑experience background.
• Payroll experience is essential.
• At least 5 years experience within a finance team.
• Confident working with Sage 50 and accurate financial records.
• Organised, tidy and methodical, with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible, hard‑working approach and willingness to support across the team.
• Professional discretion when handling confidential finance and personnel information.
• Further qualifications, or a willingness to work towards them, would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Matching and processing purchase invoices using Sage 50.
• Processing sales invoices, credit notes and customer receipts.
• Supporting aged creditor and aged debtor management.
• Assisting with credit control activity and customer account queries.
• Administering weekly clocking hours, weekly wages and monthly salaries.
• Maintaining payroll, personnel and Sage HR records.
• Reconciling supplier statements against the purchase ledger.
• Preparing and scheduling weekly supplier payments for BACS submission.
• Maintaining and reconciling banking facilities.
• Providing telephone support, taking messages and handling queries professionally.
• Covering for the Financial Commercial Manager and wider team during absence or holidays.
• Completing general administration including filing and archiving.

Skills

Payroll experience

Attention to detail

Organised

Discretion

Education

Full AAT qualification

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

Assistant Financial Accountant

Full‑time, office‑based Monday to Friday, 8:30am 5:00pm

Personnel Selection Recruitment are working with our client to source an organised, detail‑focused and experienced Assistant Financial Accountant to join a busy finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong finance, payroll and Sage 50 experience who enjoys variety, accuracy and being at the heart of day‑to‑day financial operations. You will be working in a dynamic company that manufactures thier products on site.

Working closely with the Financial Commercial Manager, you will support the smooth running of the finance function across purchase ledger, sales ledger, payroll, banking, credit control and general administration. This is a hands‑on role suited to someone who takes pride in keeping financial records accurate, organised and up to date.

What you ll be doing

• Matching and processing purchase invoices using Sage 50.
• Processing sales invoices, credit notes and customer receipts.
• Supporting aged creditor and aged debtor management.
• Assisting with credit control activity and customer account queries.
• Administering weekly clocking hours, weekly wages and monthly salaries.
• Maintaining payroll, personnel and Sage HR records.
• Reconciling supplier statements against the purchase ledger.
• Preparing and scheduling weekly supplier payments for BACS submission.
• Maintaining and reconciling banking facilities.
• Providing telephone support, taking messages and handling queries professionally.
• Covering for the Financial Commercial Manager and wider team during absence or holidays.
• Completing general administration including filing and archiving.

What we re looking for

• Full AAT qualification or strong qualified‑by‑experience background.
• Previous payroll experience is essential.
• At least 5 years experience within a finance team.
• Confident working with Sage 50 and accurate financial records.
• Organised, tidy and methodical, with excellent attention to detail.
• Flexible, hard‑working approach and willingness to support across the team.
• Professional discretion when handling confidential finance and personnel information.

Further qualifications, or a willingness to work towards them, would be advantageous.

Why apply?

If you are an experienced finance professional who enjoys a varied role, likes working with accurate detail and wants to make a real impact in a busy business environment, this could be the next move for you.