Accounts Assistant
- Up to £30000.00 per annum
- Full Time
- Salford
- Accountancy
- 09/07/2025
- Transactional Finance
- BBBH9477
- Accounts Assistant
- Permanent
Adaptable Recruitment are exclusively working with a successful and well established Manchester based business who is looking to recruit a high calibre Accounts Assistant due to a period of rapid growth .
Salary and Benefits
Up to £30,000 per annum
8.30am to 5pm with an hour for lunch
Office Based role with free parking on site
Company pension scheme
Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the accounting department by managing various financial tasks and ensuring accurate record-keeping. This position would be perfect for an individual looking to develop their skills in accounting, finance and further business activities within a dynamic environment.
Duties will include
- Emailing monthly statements
- Daily raising & emailing of sales invoices
- Generating daily sales reports
- Processing purchase invoices
- Weekly reconciliation of bank accounts
- Preparing weekly cash flow forecasts
- Managing bi-weekly supplier payment schedules/runs
- Recovering outstanding balances
- Processing weekly bonus sheets, overtime, and hours
- Maintaining the holiday planner
- Submitting weekly agency staff hours
- Processing monthly payroll
- Handling monthly pensions
- Raising HMRC payments
- Reconciling monthly import VAT
- Maintaining fixed asset register (FAR), prepayments, and accruals schedules
- Processing journals
- Preparing monthly management accounts
- Generating monthly balance sheets
- Creating monthly intercompany reports
- Reconciling intercompany loans
- Managing credit card and expense reconciliations
- Processing intercompany recharges
- Reconciling monthly import goods received
- Preparing and submitting quarterly VAT returns
Qualifications and experience
- Previous experience in an accounts assistant role or similar position is preferred.
- AAT Qualifications are preferred but not essential
- Proficiency in accounting software such as Sage is highly desirable.
- Experience within Excel
- Strong understanding of accounts payable processes and general accounting principles.
- Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational skills.
- Ability to work independently as well as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, to liaise effectively with colleagues and suppliers.
- A proactive approach to problem-solving with a willingness to learn and adapt.
