Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant | Onsite, Telford | £28,000–£30,000 | Permanent

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Seymour John are supporting a well-established Telford-based business in recruiting a proactive Accounts Assistant. Starting salary is £28,000, rising to £30,000 after 3 months based on performance.

We’re looking for someone with a logical, analytical mindset, confident working with graphs, percentages, cashflows, and break-even reporting, and open to trialling new software add-ons to QuickBooks to enhance reporting and insight.

Key Responsibilities

* Process supplier invoices, expenses, credit cards, and bank reconciliations in QuickBooks

* Create sales invoices and check categorisation/VAT accuracy

* Prepare weekly reports, cashflows, and break-even analysis

* Work with Excel to produce budgeting, analysis, and data visualisations

* Explore and implement new tools to improve financial reporting

About You

* Strong QuickBooks xiskglj experience (including locations/departments reporting)

* Solid VAT knowledge

* Advanced Excel skills

* Analytical, logical, and comfortable with data interpretation

* Able to work independently to weekly deadlines

* Confident communicator with a patient, approachable attitude