Senior Accounts Assistant - RECENTLY FILLED in Frome

Senior Accounts Assistant – RECENTLY FILLED, Frome

Added 30 Sep 2025

Job Summary

Location: Frome

Salary: £30k-£32k

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday – office based

Benefits: 25 days holidays, pension, health cash plan, holiday buy/sell scheme

PLEASE NOTE YOU NEED TO DRIVE DUE TO LOCATION

Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working exclusively with our growing client who are now looking for a Senior Accounts Assistant to help the FD with the day‑to‑day accounting activities of the company.

Qualifications & Experience

• Have previous accounts experience including preparation of monthly management accounts and VAT returns
• Running purchase and some sales ledger
• Cash management and analysis
• Ideally be AAT qualified or qualified by experience
• Good IT skills ideally have Sage 50 experience
• Be a strong communicator with HMRC, internal colleagues and visitors/clients at all levels

£30,000.00

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Job Description

Duties of the Senior Accounts Assistant

• Purchase & Sales Ledgers: Ensure ongoing data entry into Sage 50.
• Cash Management & Analysis: Ensure cash activity is booked into Sage 50. Suggest and prepare supplier payments. Update cash flow forecast for management review.
• Financial Reporting – Monthly Management Accounts & Annual Audit: Providing timely financial reporting of business activity, generate management accounts & comment on variances to budget. Own the month end process, generate reports, journal postings, undertake reconciliations & resolve breaks. Liaise with auditors during the annual audit process.
• VAT Returns: Run, reconcile & submit quarterly VAT returns.
• Stock & Bill of Material (BOM) Management: Company growth will result in the adoption of a new ERP system in the future. The role will be involved in ensuring that such a migration is achieved successfully and that accurate BOM/Route/stock measures are achieved.
• Export Controls: Managing the paperwork associated with the international exporting of controlled physical & intangible goods.
• HR, H&S, & Ad hoc projects: Manage fire & security checks & documentation, employee processes and documents (such as expenses & holiday calendar).
• Manage insurance and utility suppliers and process contract renewals.
• Ensure office and workshop sites are generally supported by incumbent Operations & Accounts Assistant (answering telephone, greeting guests, managing meeting rooms etc).