Sewell Wallis
Accounts Assistant
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Sewell Wallis are working exclusively with a growing business based on the outskirts of Leeds, West Yorkshire, who are looking to add an Accounts Assistant to their team on an initial 6 month contract, with a possibility of the role turning permanent in the early part of next year.
Do not wait to apply after reading this description a high application volume is expected for this opportunity.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a brilliant finance team in a varied 'all rounder' role. The role will work closely with the Management Accountant and Assistant Accountant to help ensure the smooth running of finance processes across multiple businesses.
What will you be doing?
- Processing purchase ledger transactions and supplier payments across multiple entities.
- Managing supplier accounts, statement reconciliations and finance queries.
- Processing employee expenses and company credit card transactions.
- Raising customer invoices and allocating customer payments.
- Supporting credit control activities and resolving customer account queries.
- Assisting with bank reconciliations, balance sheet reconciliations and month-end processes.
- Supporting VAT returns and fixed asset administration.
- Identifying opportunities to improve financial processes and controls.
- Providing support across the finance team and covering colleagues when required.
- Assisting with general office administration duties as needed.
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What skills are we looking for?
- Previous experience in an all-round finance/Accounts Assistant role.
- Strong understanding of purchase ledger, sales ledger and reconciliations.
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
What's on offer?
- Hybrid working with a great deal of flexibility!
- Flexible working hours.
- 25 days annual leave and bank holidays.
- Company pension scheme.
- Potential opportunity for a permanent role
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Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.
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