Accounts Assistant

Our client is an established brokerage business looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their busy finance team. This is a varied, hands on role within a fast paced business.

Working closely with the Finance Manager, you will take responsibility for a high volume of reconciliations, ensuring financial and operational data is accurate across multiple systems. This is a high reconciliation environment, requiring someone who is confident working with a variety of systems and comfortable managing large volumes of transactions while maintaining accuracy.

Key Responsibilities

Carry out high volume daily reconciliations, matching supplier invoices and transactional data between Dynamics 365 and Xero.

Investigate and resolve reconciliation discrepancies, invoice queries and coding errors.

Support purchase ledger processes, including invoice checking, coding and exception management.

Reconcile large batches of transactions

Manage the release of purchase and sales invoices into Xero

Assist with bank reconciliations, month end reporting and financial data preparation.

Maintain accurate pricing, rebate and product information across financial systems.

Prepare and maintain Excel reports, reconciliation workbooks and operational spreadsheets.

Produce KPI analysis and commercial data.

The Ideal Candidate

Previous experience in a busy accounts, finance or reconciliation focused role.

Practical working knowledge of Xero and Microsoft Dynamics 365, ideally gained in a high volume transactional environment.

Strong Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, data manipulation and complex reconciliation spreadsheets.

Proven experience handling large volumes of transactions and investigating discrepancies.

Excellent attention to detail, with a methodical and organised approach to work.

Comfortable working in a fast paced environment, managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines.

A proactive, team focused approach, with the ability to communicate effectively with finance and non finance colleagues.

Experience of Power BI or commercial reporting would be advantageous but is not essential.

Salary & Working Pattern

Salary: £30,000 to £32,000 per annum

Hours: Full time

Working pattern: Office based

Team: Small, close knit finance function

Why Apply? The position offers a good mix of transactional accounting, complex reconciliations and commercial reporting, with exposure to different areas of the business. You will work closely with an experienced Finance Manager and have the opportunity to broaden your systems knowledge and reporting experience. The role would particularly suit someone who enjoys detailed reconciliation work, thrives in a busy finance environment and values being part of a supportive, hands on team.

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