Accounts Assistant
Posted 3 days ago by HAYS
Negotiable
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK
Summary: The Accounts Assistant role is a full-time position based in Barnsley, focusing on supporting the Finance team with purchase and sales ledgers. The position involves managing various financial processes, including payment runs and reconciliations, while ensuring compliance with ledger procedures. Candidates should possess relevant experience and skills in accounts management and Excel. This is a fixed-term contract for six months.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage purchase, intercompany, and credit note entries, matching them to purchase order receipts.
- Perform GL coding on Cloud Financials.
- Oversee the BACs end-to-end process for weekly payment runs.
- Minimise non-PO invoices and handle supplier queries via email and phone.
- Conduct month-end PL to GL reconciliation.
- Raise sales invoices for over 2000 domestic utility customers.
- Process various income types and manage BACs Direct Debit runs.
- Perform balance sheet reconciliations and liaise with tax services for VAT and CIS returns.
Key Skills:
- Extensive experience in Accounts (Purchase ledger, sales ledger).
- Proficient use of Excel (pivot tables, data lookups, etc.).
- Self-motivation and organisational skills.
- Ability to work well in a team.
Salary (Rate): £15.50 hourly
City: Barnsley
Country: UK
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Your new company
We are working with a large company based in Barnsley who are seeking top talent to support their Finance team, focusing on purchase and sales ledgers.
You'll be the central contact for customers and suppliers, ensuring adherence to their ledger processes. If you have the right skills and experience, I would love to hear from you!
Your new Job
This role involves managing purchase, intercompany, and credit note entries, matching them to purchase order receipts, and performing GL coding on Cloud Financials. Responsibilities include overseeing the BACs end-to-end process for weekly payment runs, minimising non-PO invoices, and handling supplier queries via email and phone. The position also entails month-end PL to GL reconciliation, raising sales invoices for over 2000 domestic utility customers, processing various income types, managing BACs Direct Debit runs, performing balance sheet reconciliations, and liaising with tax services for VAT and CIS returns.
What you'll need to succeed
You must be able todemonstrate:
Extensive experiencein Accounts (Purchase ledger, sales ledger)
Proficient use of Excel (pivot tables, data lookups etc)
Self-motivation andorganisational skills, coupled with the ability to work well in a team
What you'll get in return
Long term FTC (6-12 months)
Hybrid working
37 hours p/week
25 days holiday + bank holidays
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