Accounts Assistant

Your new company

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a diverse & rapidly growing business to recruit a dynamic & driven Accounts Assistant to join their finance function in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. This is a varied & hands-on role, well suited to an AAT student or someone very keen to study AAT, or a driven experienced finance professional seeking a broader role working across multiple systems & companies.

The position will give you exposure to bank reconciliations, purchase/sales ledger, VAT returns, credit control, through to eventually supporting with various month-end processes. This full-time office-based position will offer a study package for a finance qualification, along with future career development opportunities. Welcome to candidates at the start of their finance career as well as those with existing experience.

Your new role

Your key duties will involve processing supplier invoices and payments, daily/monthly bank reconciliations, preparing/posting journals, along with reconciling supplier statements and credit card transactions. You will run monthly supplier payments runs, assist with credit control processes, process customer refunds and recharge invoices, along with preparing monthly VAT returns. You will support the Management Accountant & Financial Controller with month-end reporting, budgeting & year-end processes, maintaining accurate customer/supplier records.

You will manage the accounts inboxes, resolving/responding to any finance-related queries. Your duties will grow as you develop in the business, offering career development along with being involved in ad-hoc projects.

What you'll need to succeed

To be considered for this hands-on & varied Accounts Assistant role, you will be AAT qualified, studying towards completion of AAT, or keen to start studying AAT. You will have strong attention to detail and accuracy, good communication and customer service skills, comfortable managing workloads in a fast-paced environment, along with being a strong problem-solver. You will be willing to learn and adaptable to business needs.

You will be confident with IT systems and be a team player who can use their own initiative. Experience with Xero finance system along with small/medium-sized businesses would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return

This progressive Accounts Assistant role offers a salary between 28,000 - 33,000 per annum, dependable on experience based in Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire. Benefits include AAT study package, company pension scheme, private medical insurance, free on-site parking, along with progression/development opportunities. This is a great opportunity to build your finance career learning from a supportive and experienced Financial Controller & Management Accountant.

What you need to do now

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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