Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant (Temporary to Permanent)Location: Stockport
Salary: £30,000 per annum + Bonus Scheme
Hours: 38.5 hours per week
Start Date: Immediate Start Available

The Opportunity: Our client, a well-established and growing manufacturing business based in Stockport, is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a temporary to permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and proactive finance professional looking to secure a long-term position within a successful SME. Reporting into the finance function, you will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day financial operations of the business, ensuring accuracy across transactional finance processes while contributing to month-end activities and ongoing process improvements.

The successful candidate will be available to start immediately and will thrive within a fast-paced, hands-on environment.

Key Responsibilities:Sales Ledger

• Raising and processing customer invoices
• Issuing credit notes
• Investigating and resolving invoice queries
• Processing online payment transactions
• Supporting credit control activities where required

Purchase Ledger

• Processing and coding supplier invoices
• Managing supplier queries and maintaining positive supplier relationships
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Assisting with weekly and monthly payment runs

Banking and Reconciliations

• Supporting daily banking activities
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records

Expenses and Credit Cards

• Managing the employee expense process, ensuring appropriate approvals are obtained
• Processing and reconciling company credit card transactions
• Maintaining supporting documentation and records

Month-End and Reporting

• Assisting with month-end close procedures
• Completing ledger and balance sheet reconciliations
• Preparing prepayment journals
• Supporting financial controls and reporting processes

Additional Support

• Providing finance support across multiple divisions of the business
• Assisting with continuous improvement initiatives and finance projects

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