Finance Specialist: Payroll & Ledger Expert

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

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.