Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Location: Blackburn (BB2)

Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 (DOE)

Hours: Full-time, 40 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 8:45am - 5:00pm, 30-minute lunch break)

Work Location: Office-based

Full time / Permanent

Remarkable Jobs are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in Blackburn.

This is a varied role working closely with the Payroll Manager and Finance Team to ensure day-to-day financial operations run smoothly.

As an Accounts Assistant
, you will be involved in a wide range of accounting duties including Sage inputting, reconciliations, and maintaining accurate financial records. You will also support payroll input to assist the Payroll Manager during busy periods.

• Process and manage the purchase ledger
  , including invoice matching, batching, and coding
• Complete bank reconciliations and investigate any discrepancies
• Update and maintain financial schedules using Excel
• Assist with Sage inputting for various ledgers
• Support the Payroll Manager by inputting payroll data accurately and on time
• General administrative tasks to support the finance function

• Experience in a similar Accounts Assistant or finance support role (Circa 3+ years)
• Confident using Sage and Microsoft Excel
• Knowledge of purchase ledger and bank reconciliations
• Basic understanding or experience of payroll inputting

• Exposure to supporting monthly payroll cycles
• AAT qualification or working towards it

• Organised, accurate, and methodical
• Comfortable working to deadlines and managing own workload
• Good communication skills and a team player

If you're looking to join a friendly team in a hands-on finance role based in Blackburn, we'd love to hear from you.