Accounts Assistant

Location: Near Woking
Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 per annum + monthly performance bonus (~3-4%)
Hours: 36 hours per week (Monday-Thursday 9:00-17:15, Friday 9:00-17:00. Flex within company core hours) 
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Workplace: Office-based (no hybrid/remote working)

A long-established engineering and manufacturing business near Woking is looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant to support both the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger functions within their finance department. This is a full-time, permanent role based at their modern UK manufacturing HQ.

Please note: This is an office-based position. Due to the nature of the role and team collaboration required, home working is not available.

Benefits:

Monthly production bonus (typically 3-4% of basic salary)

24 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Company pension scheme

Private medical cover and health cashback plan (after probation)

Life insurance

Free on-site parking, gym membership, yoga and boxercise classes

Access to staff development and training opportunities

Accounts Assistant Key Responsibilities:

Sales Ledger

Setting up and maintaining customer accounts

Raising and posting sales invoices and credit notes

Posting customer receipts and reconciling accounts

Assisting with credit control and releasing accounts on hold

Monthly reporting and ledger reconciliations

Month-end close support and intercompany reconciliations

Purchase Ledger

Processing supplier invoices and reconciling statements

Maintaining supplier records and credit applications

Managing supplier mailbox and resolving queries

Posting credit card expenses

Dealing with PO-related issues

Other Duties

Supporting the year-end audit

Assisting with general finance tasks as required

Accounts Assistant Profile: 

Part-qualified or interested in studying towards AAT (or similar)

Good working knowledge of Excel; ERP experience is advantageous

High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Well-organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities

Strong communicator, comfortable liaising with internal and external stakeholders

A team player with a proactive, positive approach

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