Finance / Accounts Assistant

Manchester Digital; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established digital marketing agency is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic team in Manchester. This role is perfect for an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is eager to contribute to the company's financial operations. You will be responsible for managing invoices, preparing payment runs, and ensuring accurate financial records using Sage Accounting. Enjoy a hybrid working model, with flexibility and a supportive team atmosphere. If you are detail-oriented and have a passion for finance, this is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in a rewarding workplace.

Benefits

Hybrid working

Flexitime

Birthday off

Carbon offset role

Team learning opportunities

Qualifications

• Proactive individual with experience in finance or accounts roles.
• Good working knowledge of Sage Accounting and Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Manage and record customer and supplier invoices accurately.
• Prepare weekly payment runs and conduct bank reconciliations.
• Field queries related to invoices and payments efficiently.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Multi-tasking

Professional Communication

Education

Experience in Finance or Accounts Role

Tools

Sage Accounting

Microsoft Office

Job description

£25,000 to £27,000 dependent on experience plus commission
Manchester Published on 22 April 2025

Dark Horse is a renowned digital marketing agency based in the UK, specialising in PPC, SEO and Paid Social. With a diverse clientele and a commitment to delivering exceptional results, we are looking to bring more finance functions in-house to improve the efficiency of our overall operations.

Are you an Accounts professional looking for your next challenge within a well-established, fast-paced, growing company?

The role

As an Accounts Assistant, you will be a vital part of the team, reporting directly to the Group Operations Director, and liaising with multiple team members where needed.

• Managing and recording customer and supplier invoices, overseeing the whole process of raising, sending and receiving customer and supplier invoices.
• Preparing a weekly payment run list to ensure suppliers are paid on time.
• Logging transactions in a timely and accurate manner in the accounting system Sage Accounting.
• Undertaking bank reconciliations, ensuring all records are as up to date and accurate.
• Monitoring overdue payments and undertaking credit control activities in a proactive manner.
• Fielding and answering internal and external queries relating to invoices, payments and everything in between.
• Supporting the Group Operations Director with general administrative and reporting and month-end tasks.

What’s on offer

We think we’ve built a great place to work, where every individual feels rewarded for the effort they put in. Enjoy this along with:

• Hybrid working, with two days a week in the office
• Flexitime
• Birthday off, obvs
• Leafy Altrincham location
• Dark Horse will carbon offset your role with The Dark Forest (green is good)
• Working in an amazing team – Learning from some fantastic people

The requirements

• A proactive individual who is confident handling multiple tasks
• Previous experience in a similar finance or accounts role (essential)
• Good experience and working knowledge of Sage Accounting (essential)
• A high level of attention to detail
• The ability to respond professionally to internal and external queries
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, particularly Excel