Finance Assistant

Salary/Rate:Up to £28000 per annum
Job type:Perm
Location:Leeds, West Yorkshire

About the Role

Sewell Wallis is delighted to be working with an award‑winning organisation operating within a truly unique industry. Based in the heart of Leeds City Centre, they are seeking a Finance Assistant to join their team on a permanent, full‑time basis.

This newly available Finance Assistant role offers an excellent opportunity for someone eager to broaden their experience across the full spectrum of Transactional Finance, while contributing to a busy and forward‑thinking business.

What will you be doing?

  • Processing supplier invoices and weekly production of the creditors list.
  • Daily bank reconciliations, including multi-currency transactions.
  • Weekly expense processing and credit card spend management.
  • Credit control and cash allocations, with weekly debtor list production.
  • Ledger account balancing and manual journal entries.
  • Assisting with VAT returns, management accounts, and cashflow reporting.
  • Liaising with other teams to ensure timely provision of reports and information.
  • Managing the Fixed Asset register.

What are we looking for?

  • Experience gained within a similar role.
  • AAT qualifications not required but would be beneficial.
  • Strong IT skills or the ability to pick up new systems quickly.
  • Ability to thrive in a busy environment.

What's on offer:

  • 34 days holiday (inclusive of public holidays).
  • Health care plan
  • Opportunities for growth and development.
  • Flexible start and finish times.
  • Modern offices located in the heart of Leeds, located near great transport links.
  • Teams Socials
  • Plus additional benefits related to transport, gyms, retail and more.

Apply for this role below, or for more information contact Emma Johnsen.

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: EJ/6570Post Date: 29.01.26

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