Assistant Accountant

Our excellent client in Stonehouse is looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their team.

• Ideally to start as soon as possible.

You will support the Financial Controller with a variety of accounting tasks, focusing mainly on purchase ledger tasks and other areas as needed.

Previous accounts and purchase ledger experience is essential. Some duties can be shared amongst the team; if you feel you may not be strong in a particular area, please still apply.

You will begin with day‑to‑day manual accounting tasks; within the next month a new SAP system will be introduced to reduce these duties and allow you to focus on more substantive accounts work.

• Supplier statement reconciliations
• Cash allocation
• Posting invoices to Sage 50
• Occasional debt chasing, escalating overdue debt
• Prepayments, accruals and posting relevant journals
• Balance sheet accounts reconciliations
• Prepare monthly pack
• Assist with Management Accounts & year‑end audit
• Maintenance of Fixed Asset Registers

• Reliable team player
• Comfortable using Microsoft Excel

Hours:

Flexible for full or part time (minimum 20 hours per week). Salary: £15 per hour (negotiable depending on experience).

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