Accounts Assistant

Duties

• 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
• Providing end‑to‑end finance support
• 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 to a minimum and cash flow buoyant

A well‑established and expanding business in Stockport is seeking a motivated, highly organised Accounts Assistant to join its finance function. This position is practical and hand‑on, giving you responsibility for a broad range of day‑to‑day accounting activities and contributing to the accuracy and integrity of the company's financial records.

Location:

Stockport

Type:
Permanent

Salary: £32,000 Annual

• Has 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
• A proactive mindset with strong ownership of responsibilities
• AAT or equivalent practical experience

Competitive salary, Monday to Thursday 8am‑5pm, Friday 8‑3.30pm, one day WFH after probation, 20 days holiday + bank holidays + Christmas break, birthday off, free car parking, free breakfast on Fridays at 3pm, close to local road and rail networks.