Accounts Assistant

📢 Financial Accounts Assistant

📍 Location: Accrington, Lancashire

🏢 About the company: An established design-related company

💰 Salary: £35,000 -£40,000 (dependent on experience) plus excellent benefits

🕒 Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 -5 or 9:30am – 5:30pm (37.5 hours per week), 5 days in the office with a flexible approach)

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, detail-oriented individual to support the Finance Manager and contribute to the smooth running of the financial operations. You’ll be part of a small, friendly team working in a fast-paced environment where accuracy and efficiency are key.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• Manage online banking and BACS payments to UK suppliers and for expenses
• Perform bank reconciliations in Dollar and Euro
• Process foreign payments via Telebanking and maintain the system
• Handle petty cash and banking receipts
• Complete reports for the Office of National Statistics
• Challenge parking tickets and take telephone payments
• Process private mileage and expenses
• Respond to customer enquiries professionally
• Prepare payroll journals, manage fixed assets and prepayments
• Assist with VAT returns, month-end processes, and other ad hoc duties

🧠 Skills & Experience

• Part-qualified CIMA (or equivalent) or working towards qualification e.g. AAT level 3
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar finance role
• Proficient in Microsoft Office; experience with Sage 200 or similar systems preferred
• Strong time management and organisational skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities
• Commercial awareness and a proactive approach to problem-solving

If you’re enthusiastic, hardworking, and ready to take the next step in your finance career, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today and become part of a company that values precision, teamwork and continuous improvement. You can apply here or send your CV directly to sarahrickard@major-recruitment.com

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