About this role
ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT - SWADLINCOTE Up to £32,000 | Full Time, Permanent | Early Finish Friday
SF Partners are excited to be partnering exclusively with an established business based in Swadlincote who are looking to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant on a full-time, permanent basis. This is a varied, hands-on position covering both transactional finance and month-end support. The successful candidate will take ownership of Purchase and Sales Ledger duties whilst also gaining exposure to the wider accounts function.
Salary: Up to £32,000 Hours: Monday-Thursday 8:00am-4:30pm, Friday 8:00am-1:30pm Holiday: 25 days + bank holidays, increasing with length of service
The role:
Manage the Purchase Ledger, ensuring supplier invoices are correctly coded, recorded, matched and authorisedProcess Sales and manual customer invoicesCredit Control and customer account queriesProcess and record cash receipts and monitor cashflowBank and Balance Sheet reconciliationsAccruals and prepaymentsSupport with month-end and annual financial reportingAssist with the preparation of accounts and VAT returnsMaintain and reconcile fixed asset records, including additions, disposals and depreciationSupport with audit requirementsAssist with Intrastat reportingDeal with supplier queries and reminder lettersSupport the wider Finance team as required The ideal candidate:
My client is looking for someone with previous experience within a varied finance position who is confident working independently and using their own initiative.
You will ideally have:
Strong Purchase and Sales Ledger experiencePrevious Credit Control experienceExperience of reconciliations and month-end processesGood attention to detail and a high level of accuracyA proactive approach and the ability to manage your own workloadStrong communication skillsA willingness to support across the wider finance functionPrevious manufacturing experience would be advantageous but is not essential You do not need to be experienced across every aspect of the accounts work, as training can be provided in these areas. The key requirement is someone with a solid transactional finance background who is looking for varied and stable role.
This is a great opportunity to join an established manufacturing business in a varied role offering exposure beyond Purchase and Sales Ledger and the opportunity to continue developing within finance.