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Senior Accounts Assistant

Chester, UK
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Company: BROSTER BUCHANAN

Job Type: Permanent, FullTime

Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum

Key responsibilities: 
  • Perform reconciliations across multiple accounts and currencies
  • Support management of foreign currency bank accounts and FX-related adjustments
  • Assist with weekly cash flow monitoring and reporting
  • Record and reconcile receipts across payment platforms to maintain ledger accuracy
  • Process supplier invoices accurately, verifying price and resolving discrepancies
  • Perform supplier reconciliations and proactively investigate variances
  • Prepare monthly supplier payment runs
  • Work closely with operational and supplier teams to resolve cost and booking inconsistencies impacting margin
  • Prepare and process sales invoices with a focus on data accuracy and margin integrity
  • Validate supplier costs against billing to ensure correct commercial outcomes
  • Correct invoice discrepancies and support resolution of customer billing queries
  • Manage credit control activity, maintaining constructive relationships with customer finance teams
  • Support month-end close activities and preparation of journals where required
  • Maintain the fixed asset register
  • Prepare accruals and prepayments informed by purchase ledger activity
  • Assist with balance sheet reconciliations and cost of sales validation
  • Support VAT reconciliation and assist with VAT return preparation
  • Maintain internal cost trackers and support reconciliation between operational data and financial records
  • Prepare salary payment schedules for approval
  • Post payroll journals within Xero
  • Reconcile PAYE, National Insurance, and pension balances
Candidate profile: 
  • AAT studies or pursuing further accountancy qualifications such as ACCA or CIMA
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies independently
  • Experience using Xero, including reconciliation and reporting functionality
  • Competent in Microsoft Excel and general finance systems
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