Accounts Assistant

Salary/Rate:£32000 - £35000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Castleford, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is currently recruiting for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join an established business, operating in West Yorkshire. Due to growth within the business, they have created a new role within the Finance structure to support the continued increase in revenue.

Reporting to a personable and experienced Finance Manager, you will be responsible for managing your own workload and having oversight of, accounts payable/receivable, credit control and payroll.

The role is based in the office Mon - Fri, they offer excellent start and finish time flexibility. The team is experienced and friendly, it's a great environment to work in which is why they have such small staff turnover.

What will you be doing?

  • Handling a high volume of invoices daily across both purchase and sales ledgers, ensuring accuracy and timely entry.
  • Reconciling invoices against purchase orders and delivery notes, resolving any discrepancies promptly.
  • Addressing and resolving both internal and external queries related to invoices and accounts in a timely manner.
  • Assisting the Finance Manager with monthly payroll tasks, including data preparation and verification of employee records.

What skills are we looking for?

  • Have previous experience processing a high volume of invoices within Purchase and Sales Ledger.
  • Previous of experience within payroll.
  • Be a friendly and personable candidate who is eager to build relationships within the business.

What's on offer?

  • Great opportunity to add a reputable business that are an industry leader to your CV.
  • On-site parking.
  • Friendly work environment.
  • Opportunity to progress further down the line.

Send us your CV below, or contact Alejandro for more information.

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.

Job ref: AS/5667Post Date: 27.02.25

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