Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis are delighted to be partnering with an impressive, nationally operating business, who are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their branch in North Sheffield, South Yorkshire. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a well-established business with an impressive history and play a crucial role in the smaller finance function for this particular entity.

They are looking for someone with experience as an Accounts Assistant, or with a strong administrative background and good numerical skills as the role is focused on day to day financial management including, invoicing, bank reconciliations, reporting and cash allocation. Experience using Kerridge and/or working in a dealership environment would be advantageous but is not a requirement.

What will you be doing?

• Financial management of contracts including periodic reconciliations.
• Inputting and coding cash book payments/receipts.
• Supporting with any data entry into the computer system.
• Maintaining company petty cash records.
• Preparing bank reconciliation.
• Completing manufacturing and sales reports weekly.
• Regular cash allocation and resolving discrepancies.
• Regularly updating debtors reports.
• Overseeing hire invoicing/billing.
• Assisting with purchase ledger invoicing as required.
• Reconciling sales to purchase ledger and resolving any discrepancies.
• Reconciling nominal ledger accounts when required.
• Assisting in monthly management accounts preparation.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar finance/administrative role.
• A working knowledge of Kerridge would be advantageous but is not required.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
• A confident communicator with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Someone who is proactive, reliable and able to meet deadlines.

What's on offer?

• The opportunity to join a well-established growing business.
• Healthcare & wellbeing schemes.
• Company discounts.
• Free on-site parking

Please apply now to avoid missing out on this fantastic opportunity or contact Eleanor Kirk for more details.

To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. 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.