Accounts Assistant in Leeds

We are delighted to be working with a successful and growing business that is looking to appoint an experienced Accounts Assistant.

This is a varied, hands-on role covering the full range of transactional finance. It would suit someone with a strong grounding in accounts who also has some payroll experience and enjoys taking ownership of their work.

Working as part of a small collaborative finance team, your responsibilities will include:

• Managing the purchase ledger, including processing invoices and supplier payments
• Raising sales invoices and maintaining the sales ledger
• Completing bank and credit card reconciliations
• Processing employee expenses
• Resolving supplier and customer account queries
• Supporting credit control and monitoring outstanding balances
• Assisting with payroll preparation and processing
• Maintaining accurate employee and payroll records
• Supporting month-end processes, including reconciliations and journal preparation
• Ensuring finance records are complete, accurate and kept up to date
• Providing wider support to the finance team as required

The successful candidate will:

• Have previous experience in a broad transactional finance role
• Have some practical payroll experience
• Be comfortable managing both purchase and sales ledger activities
• Demonstrate excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• Be organised and able to manage competing priorities
• Communicate confidently with colleagues, customers and suppliers
• Have good Excel skills and experience using accounting software

If you are an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for your next opportunity, we would love to hear from you