Accounts Assistant

Your new company A well‑established and expanding business in Stockport is seeking a motivated, highly organised Accounts Assistant to join its finance function.

Practical and hands‑on accounting activities with full responsibility for day‑to‑day accuracy and integrity of the company's financial records. Key transactional duties include:

• Managing daily banking tasks, monitoring several bank accounts, and carrying out regular reconciliations.
• Handling weekly Stripe and Sage Pay posting.
• Sales Ledger: performing customer credit checks, producing daily invoices, issuing credit notes, overseeing credit control, handling queries, preparing statements, processing card payments, and supporting Letters of Credit.
• Purchase Ledger: onboarding new suppliers, coding and processing invoices, resolving supplier issues, and carrying out statement reconciliations.
• Supporting HMRC compliance and contributing to quarterly VAT return preparation.
• Administering the employee expenses process, including the approval cycle.
• Assisting with month‑end routines such as bank reconciliations, rebate calculations, carriage costs, inter‑company recharges, and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Credit Control tasks ensuring overdue/debtor days remain minimal and cash flow buoyant.

• Excellent attention to detail while working efficiently and accurately.
• Enjoys identifying solutions and enhancing processes.
• Communicates clearly and keeps colleagues well informed.
• Can manage routine tasks while understanding their impact on the wider business.
• Works well in a dynamic, team‑driven environment.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 (essential).
• Previous experience with Sage 50 (highly advantageous).
• Experience with in SME finance teams.
• Good knowledge of the full finance workflow – AP, AR, credit control, reconciliations, reporting and compliance.
• Exceptional organisational and communication abilities.
• Proactive mindset with strong ownership of responsibilities.
• AAT or equivalent practical experience.

• Competitive salary (details available upon request).
• Monday to Thursday – 8 am to 5 pm;
  Friday – 8 am to 3.30 pm.
• 1‑day WFH after probation.
• 20 days holiday, plus bank holidays, Christmas break (not taken from allowance) and birthday off.
• Free car parking on site.
• Free breakfast on Fridays and finish at 3 pm.
• Convenient location close to local transport links.

To apply, please submit your CV.