Accounts Assistant

Yorkshire Talent Partners are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join an established and successful business in Wakefield.

This is a varied finance position offering the opportunity to work across a busy, multi-site operation. We are looking for someone with previous accounts experience who is confident managing day-to-day ledger responsibilities, reconciliations and finance queries, while maintaining a high level of accuracy.

What’s on offer for the Accounts Assistant?

Alongside a salary of £27,500, the successful candidate will receive:

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Employee CBS scheme
• Staff discounts
• Refer-a-friend scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Career development opportunities across the wider Group
• Monday to Friday 8.
• 8.30am-5pm (40 hours)

About the Accounts Assistant position:

Working as part of the finance team, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing sales ledger duties, including posting bank transactions and credit control
• Following up debtor queries with customers and departmental managers
• Posting bank, intercompany and other nominal ledger journals
• Supporting purchase and sales ledger activities
• Reconciling accounts and investigating discrepancies
• Assisting with month-end close processes
• Resolving queries relating to sales, purchase and nominal ledgers
• Processing urgent payment requests and customer settlements
• Responding to internal and external finance queries
• Maintaining accurate financial records, documentation and filing systems

What we’re looking for in the Accounts Assistant:

To be considered for this position, you should have:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant or similar finance role
• Experience supporting finance operations within a multi-site environment
• Good knowledge of sales, purchase and nominal ledgers
• Strong account reconciliation skills
• A minimum Level 2 AAT qualification
• Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise your workload
• The ability to work accurately in a busy, fast-paced environment
• Confidence dealing with queries face-to-face, over the telephone and via email

Candidates with relevant accounts experience from fast-paced, multi-site businesses are encouraged to apply.

Interested?

If you have a solid grounding in accounts and are looking for your next opportunity within a busy and established business, we’d like to hear from you.

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