Trainee Accounts Assistant

Sewell Moorhouse Recruitment; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known business in Rotherham is seeking a Trainee Accounts Assistant to join their finance team. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop skills in transactional finance while working alongside a supportive mentor. Candidates will contribute to various tasks, from preparing sales invoices to assisting with month-end processes. Flexible working hours and both part-time and full-time applications will be considered.

Benefits

Flexible start/finish times

Training and development opportunities

Study support (discretionary)

Qualifications

• Experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar transactional role.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of Excel is essential.

Responsibilities

• Preparing sales invoices and checking remittance advices.
• Processing purchase invoices and reconciling supplier accounts.
• Assisting with month-end duties and bank reconciliations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry

Time management

Tools

Excel

Sage 50

Xero

Job description

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a well-known and successful business based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, who are looking for a Trainee Accounts Assistant. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone wanting to build on their existing experience with a new challenge.

Working in a supportive environment alongside a fantastic mentor you will be able to broaden and strengthen your skillset within transactional finance and take further responsibility for accounts payable and receivable ledgers while supporting the wider finance function. If you have a positive attitude, are keen to develop professionally and have some finance experience, then this highly rewarding Accounts Assistant role is one not to be missed. Both part time and full time applicants will be considered.

What will you be doing?

• Accurately preparing sales invoices.
• Checking remittance advices, posting sales receipts and general sales ledger maintenance.
• Accurately process purchase invoices, reconcile supplier accounts and implementing weekly BACS payment runs for authorisation.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Assisting with month end duties.
• Helping to implement new processes and procedures.
• Additional ad hoc duties to support the wider finance team

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience as a Accounts Assistant or in a similar transactional role (including Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable positions).
• Being able to work to tight deadlines and in a fast paced environment.
• Accurate and timely data entry skills.
• Strong attention to detail, and the ability to prioritise own workload effectively
• Knowledge of Excel is essential.
• Knowledge of Sage 50 & Xero is highly desirable but not essential.

What's on offer?

• Flexible start/finish times
• Opportunity for part time available
• Training and development opportunities
• Study support (discretionary)

Apply below to avoid missing out on this brilliant opportunity!

Or for more information please contact Eleanor Kirk.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.