Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a market-leading business based in Stockport, which is looking for a Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a full-time permanent basis. This is a great opportunity to add value within a thriving business in Greater Manchester that consistently endeavours to put its people first.

The business is currently going through a really exciting period of growth, so this is a great time to join the team and play a key part in ongoing positive change within the Treasury team. For anyone with a background in transactional finance or administration with a focus on numerical data, this is one not to be missed. The Accounts Assistant role is to support the Treasury and Corporate Accounting teams in multiple aspects of treasury management. This is a fast-paced environment and will involve taking ownership of several treasury tasks and working with a high volume of data and bank accounts.

What will you be doing?

• Bank reconciliation of over C. 700 bank accounts (and growing), supported by Senior Treasury Administrator and assistant accountants.
• Weekly flash reporting of cash balances.
• Input of payments into online banking platforms and the finance system.
• Prepare internal cash sweeps within the finance system.
• Assist with cash balance review and money market deposits to maximise returns on surplus cash.
• Opening and closing of bank accounts and all related documentation.
• Assist with bank KYC, mandate updates, and user administration.
• Monthly external cash reporting and movement analysis.
• Assist Senior Treasury Administrator and corporate accounting team with ad hoc bank postings.

What skills are we looking for?

• Experience within a Treasury/Finance or Administrative role.
• Confidence in carrying out a high volume of bank reconciliations.
• The ability to deal with high volumes of numerical data
• Proficiency in Excel (v lookups & pivot tables).

What's on offer?

• Hybrid working - 2 days from home
• Flexible start and finish times
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Private Healthcare
• Life Assurance
• On-site parking

Apply below or for more details, contact Lawrie Bacon.

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.