Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant - Sheerness

We are recruiting an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a busy and established finance team based in Sheerness. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong transactional finance experience who enjoys working in a varied role and supporting the smooth day-to-day running of a finance function.

The successful candidate will have previous finance experience, strong reconciliation skills, and be comfortable working to deadlines within a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Primary Tasks

• Produce monthly stock-related reports.


• Complete monthly supplier statement reconciliations to strict deadlines.


• Code and process company credit card transactions on a monthly basis.


• Maintain and process monthly mileage records.


• Process weekly stock usage and post stock and mileage batches.


• Conduct weekly subcontractor insurance checks.


• Check weekly payroll information for accuracy.


• Process weekly timesheets.

Additional Responsibilities

• Support Purchase Ledger activities, including invoice processing and approvals.


• Assist with Purchase Ledger bank reconciliations.


• Support Sales Ledger invoicing activities.


• Assist with Sales Ledger forecasting where required.


• Provide cover for colleagues during periods of holiday or absence.


• Support month-end processes to ensure reporting deadlines are achieved.


• Carry out any other reasonable duties to support the efficient operation of the finance department.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Previous experience working in a finance or accounts position.


• Experience completing account reconciliations.


• Strong IT skills, including advanced Excel knowledge with VLOOKUPs and Pivot Tables.


• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships.


• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.


• The ability to manage workload effectively and work to deadlines.


• A proactive and flexible approach to supporting the wider finance team.

Desirable

• AAT qualification or equivalent finance qualification (advantageous but not essential).


• Experience within a busy SME or commercial finance environment.


• Exposure to stock-related accounting processes.

What's on Offer?

• Salary up to £30,000 depending on experience.


• Office-based role in Sheerness.


• Friendly and supportive finance team.


• Varied role with broad exposure across the finance function.


• Stable business with opportunities to develop your accounting skills.

If you're an organised and detail-focused finance professional looking for your next Accounts Assistant opportunity in Sheerness, we'd love to hear from you.

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