Accounting Assistant

3 days ago


Hereford, Herefordshire, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

Job Summary

Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is partnering with a successful and growing SME to recruit a dynamic and hands-on Assistant Accountant for their finance team. This is a varied and hands-on role that involves managing and processing all transactional finance processes for the business, including month-end preparation, projects, and supporting process improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Manage the purchase ledger, including entering invoices, balancing monthly supplier statements, producing monthly payment runs, and processing daily bank payments.
  • Manage sales ledgers, including raising daily invoices, chasing debt when needed, and maintaining internal spreadsheets.
  • Support with accruals, prepayments, maintaining the fixed asset register, month-end up to trial balance, bank reconciliations, and assisting with annual audit and budget preparation.
  • Assist with dealing with financial queries, general financial administration, supporting process improvement, and ad-hoc duties for senior management.

Requirements

  • Experience in a similar position, with a willingness to learn and adapt to business needs.
  • Knowledge of financial systems and MS Excel skills.
  • Strong communication skills to build both internal and external relationships.
  • Ability to manage workloads to meet deadlines and have key attention to detail.
  • AAT qualified or working towards completion, or qualified by experience.
  • Experience within Sage packages and within a small/medium-sized business would be advantageous but not essential.

What We Offer

This permanent Assistant Accountant role offers a salary between £30,000 - £34,000 per annum, depending on experience, and the opportunity to be involved in a varied and hands-on accounting role with future scope and development.



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