Accounts Assistant

Salary/Rate:£25000 - £26500 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Sheffield, South Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is working with a progressive, Sheffield-based business that is looking for someone with your expertise to play a key role in their finance function. This South Yorkshire business has been in operation for over 30 years and is a leader within the industry.

Offering a 35-hour working week, the hours will be 8.30 - 16.30 Monday - Thursday and finish at 13.30pm on a Friday. This is a rare opportunity to develop your transactional finance skills within a successful, growing business.

What will you be doing?

  • Data entry and maintenance.
  • Processing invoices and managing Accounts Payable.
  • Bank reconciliations.
  • Handling expenses, including motor vehicle expenses.
  • Working alongside the HR Manager to support payroll administration and preparation of data for payroll processing.
  • Administrative support for the accounts team
  • Assisting with import payments to suppliers

What skills are we looking for?

  • Proven experience in an Accounts Assistant role (1 year minimum)
  • Desirable to hold or be working towards an AAT qualification or equivalent
  • Proficiency in Excel
  • Proficiency in Sage (preferred but not essential)
  • Strong communication skills for cross-departmental collaboration

What's on offer?

  • 35-hour working week.
  • Company bonus scheme
  • Free parking

Apply below or for more information, contact Lewis Walker.

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: LW/6135Post Date: 11.08.25

Meet Our Recruiter

Lewis Walker

Lewis Walker

Senior Consultant | Transactional Finance

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