Accounts Assistant (hybrid, 2 days PW from home)

This would be a great role for an individual who has experience of working in purchase ledger or sales ledger (experience of both would be advantageous but not essential).

Offering c. £29,000, 2 days PW home working, flexible start and finish hours, 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, 7% employer pension contribution, private medical insurance, life insurance and potential for study support.

Client Details

Our client is a financial services business that operates in the UK and overseas. The business has c. 300 employees worldwide. You will be based 3 days PW from the UK head office in Leeds city centre, and 2 days PW from home.

Description

You will be working as part of a team of 3 that is responsible for the processing of sales and purchase invoices. As part of your role you will be dealing with invoices from the UK and overseas, so you will be required to use AI features like CoPilot to support you with translating some of the invoices. Duties will include, but will not be limited to

Maintain the purchase ledger and deal with UK and non-UK suppliers.

Perform reconciliations of supplier statements.

Processing expenses and company credit cards.

Ensure invoices are approved in line with company policies.

Payment of purchase ledger invoices via weekly BACS and SEPA files.

Creating manual payments for ad hoc bank transfers.

Raising sale invoices, post receipts & reconcile customer accounts.

Journal postings for bank interest and any other receipts / payments to the general ledger.

Perform monthly bank reconciliations.

Timely completion of month end ledger closing processes.

Assisting the Corporate Accountants with queries.

Profile

To apply for the position you must have

Recent experience of purchase ledger or sales ledger (experience of both would be advantageous but not essential)

Live in a commutable distance to Leeds city centre

The right to work in the UK

Job Offer

£29,000

2 days PW home working

Private medical insurance

26 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced pension scheme (employer contributes 7% if employee contributes 2%)

Standard hours are 9-5:30 but you can vary your start and finish hours

Work events throughout the year

Life insurance

Potential for study support for AAT but this is candidate dependent