Accounts Assistant

Your new company
I am working with a thriving business, based in Preston who are now looking to appoint an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team on a full-time basis, working Monday to Friday, covering maternity leave.

Your new role
As Accounts Assistant, you will report to the Finance Director and be responsible for supporting the team in the daily accounting tasks. Your role will involve processing up to 100 invoices weekly, matching the invoices to the correct PO, generating sales invoices per week and chasing any outstanding payments with existing customers. You will process a small end to end payroll, of around 100 employees on a weekly basis. You will be assisting the team with month-end duties such as cashbook reconciliation, accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.

What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this role, you will be AAT qualified (or qualified by experience) and have worked in a similar role previously. Experience of working on Sage is essential, with the ability to use Excel to an intermediate level inclusive of vlookups.

What you'll get in return
In return for this, you will be offered a full-time salary between £25,000 - £30,000 per annum. Alongside this, you are offered a range of benefits including:

• 4 day working week
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Healthcare cash plan
• Hybrid working
• Parking onsite.

What you need to do now
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