Hybrid Accounts Assistant — Path to Finance Growth

CDL Group; Cheadle; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working (2 days in office)

Training and development

Pension scheme

Health and wellbeing programme

On-site parking

Cycle to work

Job summary

CDL is seeking an organised Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team in the UK on a hybrid basis. You will manage purchase ledger activities, supplier reconciliations, and contribute to cashbook, sales ledger and month-end tasks while adapting to evolving Dynamics 365 Finance processes.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will handle payment runs, maintain supplier data, and support financial controls.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a purchase ledger, accounts payable or similar Finance role.
• Strong numerical and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Comfortable working in a varied Finance role and moving between different activities.
• Able to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.
• Able to investigate discrepancies and follow issues through to resolution.
• Able to work accurately on routine transactional activities while also dealing with queries and reconciliations.
• Clear and professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• At least five GCSEs at grade 4/C or above, including Maths and English, or equivalent qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Register supplier invoices promptly and accurately in the Purchase Invoice Register (PIR).
• Monitor invoice approval process and follow up outstanding authorisations.
• Process employee expense claims with proper receipts and coding.
• Process and reconcile company credit card transactions and follow up on missing receipts.
• Reconcile supplier statements and investigate differences.
• Prepare and support supplier and employee expense payment runs.
• Support month-end and year-end ledger routines and audits.

Skills

Numerical skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Excel proficiency

Time management

Problem solving

Multi-tasking

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English (4/C or above)

AAT qualification (desirable)

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance

Job description

CDL is seeking an organised Accounts Assistant to join the Finance team in the UK on a hybrid basis. You will manage purchase ledger activities, supplier reconciliations, and contribute to cashbook, sales ledger and month-end tasks while adapting to evolving Dynamics 365 Finance processes.

Reporting to the Financial Controller, you will handle payment runs, maintain supplier data, and support financial controls.