Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant

Office-based | Full-time | Permanent

Are you a detail-driven Accounts Assistant or Finance Assistant who enjoys keeping finances accurate, cashflow healthy, and things running smoothly behind the scenes?

We're looking for a reliable and organised finance professional to join a busy and friendly finance team, supporting the day-to-day accounting function and playing a key role in credit control, reconciliations, and supplier payments.

This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys responsibility, accuracy, and regular interaction with customers and suppliers.

The Role
As an Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant, you'll support core finance operations, ensuring financial records are accurate, payments are processed on time, and cashflow is well controlled.

Key Responsibilities

• Generating and issuing customer invoices
• Allocating customer payments accurately to invoices
• Performing daily and monthly bank reconciliations
• Managing credit control and actively chasing outstanding debt
• Handling day-to-day finance queries from customers and suppliers
• Matching supplier invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes
• Posting invoices to purchase and sales ledgers
• Processing GBP, EUR and USD payments via online banking platforms
• Preparing and completing monthly supplier payment runs
• Reconciling company credit cards
• Completing supplier statement reconciliations
• Supporting month-end and year-end audit preparation
• Taking card payments when required

About You
You'll be confident, methodical, and comfortable working in a fast-paced finance environment.

Skills & Experience

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, or similar
• Strong working knowledge of Sage accounting software
• Good Excel skills (lookups, reconciliations, spreadsheets)
• Solid understanding of basic accounting principles
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Organised, structured and able to meet deadlines
• Confident communicator with a professional telephone manner
• Comfortable dealing with customers, suppliers, and internal teams

Why Join Us?

• £28-32,000 Basic + Benefits, Pension, car parking, staff socials
• Stable, permanent finance role
• Varied responsibilities with real ownership
• Supportive and experienced finance team
• Office-based role with clear structure and routine
• Opportunity to strengthen technical finance skills and progress