Accounts Assistant
About the Role
Sewell Wallis is pleased to be working with a well-established accountancy practice on the outskirts of Sheffield, South Yorkshire (near Derbyshire), who are looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive, close-knit team within a smaller practice and work with a variety of clients.
They are ideally looking for someone with previous experience working in an accountancy practice, but are more than happy to consider candidates with industry backgrounds, provided they are confident with varied transactional duties and have experience liaising directly with clients. Whilst full time would be preferable, they can consider part time applicants as well.
What will you be doing?
- Day to day bookkeeping tasks, including processing purchase ledger and sales ledger transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Posting invoices, payments and receipts onto Xero, Sage & FreeAgent.
- Managing banking tasks, including daily postings and bank reconciliations.
- Liaising directly with clients to resolve finance and account queries.
- Assisting with the preparation and submission of VAT returns.
- Providing support with payroll when required.
- Assisting with the preparation of management accounts.
- Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting ledger reconciliations.
- Any additional ad hoc duties to support the team.
What skills are we looking for?
- Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant or similar finance role, ideally within an accountancy practice, but this is not essential.
- Experience using Xero, Sage or FreeAgent is desirable.
- Good working knowledge of purchase ledger, sales ledger and bank reconciliations.
- Experience assisting with VAT returns would be advantageous.
- Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
- Confident communication skills, particularly when liaising with clients.
- Proactive, reliable and able to manage workload effectively.
What's on offer?
- 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for extension depending on business needs.
- Full-time or part-time hours considered (full-time preferred).
- Opportunity to gain valuable experience within an accountancy practice, with training on any knowledge gaps offered.
- A supportive and collaborative working environment.
Apply now to avoid missing out, or get in touch with Eleanor Kirk for more details.
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.
