Assistant Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a fast-paced South Yorkshire retail business who are now looking for an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team in Barnsley. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, takes pride in getting the detail right and is confident managing a varied transactional finance workload.

You'll play an important role in supporting the day-to-day finance function, taking ownership of bank and payment reconciliations, purchase ledger, supplier payments and intercompany transactions, while also providing support across month-end processes and financial reporting.

What will you be doing?
You'll be providing day-to-day support across a broad range of finance activities, including:
•    Performing daily reconciliations of company bank accounts in both GBP and USD.
•    Posting bank transactions, including monies received and payments made, and providing daily bank updates to relevant departments.
•    Processing supplier invoices and credit notes, matching invoices to purchase orders and goods received, and maintaining an accurate purchase ledger.
•    Obtaining and reconciling monthly supplier statements, investigating disputed invoices and liaising with suppliers to resolve queries.
•    Reviewing and monitoring purchase orders and setting up new supplier accounts, ensuring bank details are verified in line with company procedures.
•    Reviewing credit card expenditure and ensuring expenses are correctly coded and supported by the appropriate documentation.
•    Supporting month-end processes, including accruals, prepayments, fixed asset accounting and balance sheet reconciliations.
•    Assisting with financial analysis, reporting and the preparation of management accounts as your experience develops.
•    Gaining exposure to audit and VAT-related processes while continuing to develop your technical accounting knowledge.

What skills are we looking for?

•    Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including the confident use of SUMIFS and XLOOKUP and/or VLOOKUP. This is essential for the role.
•    Previous experience reconciling bank accounts and payment platforms.
•    A good understanding of purchase ledger processes, supplier invoices and payment runs.
•    Strong attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining accurate financial records.
•    The ability to investigate discrepancies, identify the cause of issues and resolve them efficiently.
•    Good organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing deadlines.
•    Confidence communicating with suppliers, customers and internal departments to resolve queries.
•    The ability to work accurately in a fast-paced environment with high transaction volumes.
•    A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to take ownership of tasks and follow them through.
•    Good IT skills and the ability to learn new accounting systems and processes.
•    A flexible attitude and the willingness to provide support across different areas of the finance function.
 

What's on offer?
•    A competitive Salary of c£30000
•    Excellent long-term progression opportunities 
•    Pension Contribution 

If you're an experienced Accounts Assistant or Assistant Accountant who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, has strong Excel skills and is looking for an opportunity to develop into a broader accounting role, please apply now or reach out to Jemima Vibert to find out more.

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. 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.