Hybrid Accounts Assistant — Growth, Training & Benefits

Focus Group (UK); Wilmslow; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

22 days’ holiday + birthday off

Regular social calendar

Job summary

Zest4, a Cheshire-based channel-focused wholesale UC solutions provider, is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team in Wilmslow. You will report to the Management Accountant and help keep ledgers accurate, support monthly management accounts, and assist with VAT returns.

The role requires at least 2 years in finance, familiarity with ERP systems, and strong numeracy and communication skills.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years’ experience in a finance role.
• Experience of accounting systems or ERP software.
• Good understanding of accounts payable processes and purchase ledger tasks.
• Confidence running control reports (aged creditors/debtors, cashbook reconciliations).
• Strong numerical ability and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills and workload management.
• MS Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the supplier ledger, set up new suppliers, process invoices and purchase orders, reconcile supplier statements.
• Assist with supplier, expenses, partner and customer refund runs; send remittance advices.
• Reconcile company credit card postings and expenses.
• Maintain the cashbook with daily bank entries, reconciliations and allocate payments.
• Support the Management Accountant with balance sheet reconciliations, journals and reports.
• Ensure policies and controls are followed to protect data integrity and EBITDA growth.
• Assist the wider Finance team with outputs and general admin.

Skills

Finance experience

ERP software

Accounts payable

Control reports

Numerical accuracy

Communication skills

Excel

Education

Foundation level accounting qualification

Tools

Sage

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Zest4, a Cheshire-based channel-focused wholesale UC solutions provider, is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team in Wilmslow. You will report to the Management Accountant and help keep ledgers accurate, support monthly management accounts, and assist with VAT returns.

The role requires at least 2 years in finance, familiarity with ERP systems, and strong numeracy and communication skills.