Accounts Assistant

We are delighted to be working with a well-established and successful South Yorkshire business to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in Barnsley. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious finance professional looking to develop their career within a supportive and varied environment. Working as part of a small and friendly finance team, you will play an important role in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the smooth running of the day-to-day accounts function.

You will be involved across a broad range of transactional finance duties, including purchase ledger, sales ledger, bank reconciliations, invoice processing and general finance administration. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys variety and wants to develop their knowledge across a wider finance function.

What will you be doing?

• Processing purchase and sales invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Maintaining accurate purchase and sales ledger records.
• Matching, coding and processing supplier invoices.
• Preparing and processing supplier payments.
• Raising sales invoices and credit notes.
• Allocating and posting customer and supplier payments.
• Reconciling customer and supplier accounts and resolving discrepancies.
• Completing regular bank reconciliations.
• Processing company expenses and staff expenses.
• Assisting with credit control and following up outstanding customer balances.
• Responding to supplier and customer queries in a professional and timely manner.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and ensuring transactions are posted correctly.
• Supporting month-end procedures, including reconciliations and journal preparation.
• Providing supporting information for management accounts.
• Assisting with VAT returns and other financial reporting requirements.
• Maintaining organised finance files and documentation.
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc reporting, analysis and administrative duties.
• Assisting with audits and providing supporting documentation when required.

What skills are we looking for?

We're looking for a motivated and organised Accounts Assistant who is keen to develop their finance career and enjoys working in a varied role.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within an accounts or finance environment.
• Good understanding of purchase ledger and sales ledger processes.
• Experience of processing invoices and completing reconciliations.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel.
• Experience using accounting software or finance systems.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills and the confidence to deal with customers, suppliers and colleagues.
• The ability to manage your workload effectively and meet deadlines.
• A relevant AAT qualification, or a willingness to work towards one, would be desirable.

 What’s on offer?

• A competitive salary of up to £35,000.
• Pension contribution.
• Support and development opportunities.
• A varied role within an established and successful South Yorkshire business.
• A friendly and supportive working environment.

 Apply for this role below, or for more information, contact Jemima.

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.