Accounts Assistant

Finance Assistant

Location: Market Harborough, Leicestershire Working Hours: Monday–Friday Full time Salary: £30,000 +Study Support!

We’re recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a business based in Market Harborough. This is a broad finance position suited to someone who already has a solid grounding in transactional finance and is looking to continue developing their experience across month-end, management accounts and wider finance activities.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you’ll take ownership of key day-to-day finance processes across the group while supporting cash flow forecasting, credit control, reporting, compliance and finance improvement projects.

Your responsibilities will include:

Processing purchase invoices and raising sales invoices and credit notes Posting and allocating bank payments, receipts and ledger transactions Maintaining accurate purchase and sales ledgers Preparing supplier payment runs and uploading payments for approval Completing bank and petty cash reconciliations Processing employee expenses and company credit card transactions Producing aged debtor reports and carrying out credit control Following up overdue balances and resolving customer and supplier queries Updating weekly cash flow forecasts with actual and expected movements Supporting the preparation of monthly management accounts and finance packs Preparing balance sheet reconciliations, including accruals, prepayments and fixed assets Posting journals and supporting the month-end close Assisting with revenue, cost, margin and project reporting Supporting VAT returns, year-end requirements and statutory audit preparation Assisting with P11D preparation and other routine finance compliance Supporting finance process improvements, system development and automation initiatives You’ll ideally have:

AAT qualification and be actively studying towards ACCA or CIMA At least two years’ relevant finance/accounting experience Good hands-on experience using accounting/finance systems Strong Excel skills, including PivotTables and lookup formulas Experience across transactional finance with the confidence to take on broader month-end responsibilities Good communication skills when dealing with customers, suppliers and internal colleagues Strong organisation and attention to detail, with the ability to manage competing deadlines Submit your CV to apply