Assistant Accountant

Sewell Wallis are currently working with a growing and fast-paced business based in Barnsley, who are looking to recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their finance team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong transactional finance experience who enjoys working in a hands-on role and is looking to build on their existing skillset and develop professionally.

Working within a high-volume finance environment, you will play a key role across reconciliations, purchase ledger and payments, whilst also gaining valuable exposure to month-end processes and management accounts support. The business can offer genuine long-term development, making this an ideal role for someone looking to progress beyond transactional finance over time. Please note, this is a fully office-based role.

• Completing daily bank reconciliations across GBP and USD accounts, including posting monies in and out and investigating discrepancies.
• Reconciling Pay Pal, Sage Pay and other payment platforms, ensuring all balances are accurate and up to date.
• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes, matching invoices to purchase orders and goods received where applicable.
• Obtaining and reconciling supplier statements, resolving invoice disputes and liaising with suppliers to manage queries effectively.
• Reviewing and monitoring purchase orders, setting up new supplier accounts and managing supplier remittances in line with company procedures.
• Running weekly and monthly supplier payment runs, processing urgent payments and supporting international payment activity.
• Processing employee expenses, maintaining petty cash records and ensuring all expenditure is coded accurately and appropriately authorised.
• Providing support with Credit Control activities when required, including chasing overdue payments and maintaining strong customer relationships.
• Reconciling company credit cards, reviewing expenditure and ensuring supporting documentation is accurate and complete.
• Supporting intercompany accounting processes, ensuring balances reconcile correctly and reporting requirements are maintained.
• Working closely with overseas suppliers and supporting import and logistics-related finance activities, including reviewing and querying import and duty declarations.
• Assisting with month-end processes including accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations, fixed assets and supporting management accounts preparation as experience develops.

• Previous experience within an Assistant Accountant, Accounts Assistant or similar finance role.
• Strong Purchase Ledger, reconciliation and transactional finance experience.
• Excellent Excel skills are essential, including confident use of SUMIFS & XLOOKUP and/or VLOOKUP.
• Experience reconciling bank accounts and payment platforms.
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
• Confident communicating with suppliers and customers.
• Ability to manage workload effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with Sage or similar systems would be advantageous.
• Experience with foreign currency or international transactions would be beneficial.
• AAT qualified or studying would be desirable, but not essential.

• Free onsite parking.
• Pension scheme.
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Opportunity to join a fast-paced and supportive finance team.
• Genuine long-term progression into month-end and management accounts responsibilities.
• Varied and hands-on finance role with real ownership and development potential.