Accounts Assistant

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records, including ledgers, journals, and reconciliations.
• Process invoices, payments and expense claims.
• Assist with month-end and year-end accounts preparation.
• Support the Finance Manager with reporting and financial analysis.
• Reconcile bank statements and ensure all transactions are recorded correctly.
• Assist with VAT returns and other regulatory reporting as required.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal teams to resolve accounting queries.
• Filing PAYE Returns
• Preparing profit and loss schedules
• Online banking payments?
• Maintain statutory records and company registers.
• Assist with Companies House filings and compliance deadlines.
• Support general corporate administration and governance processes.

Essential Experience & Skills:

• Proven experience in bookkeeping or account’s assistant role.
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g., Xero, QuickBooks, Sage).
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good organisational and time-management abilities.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Full UK driving licence required.

Desirable:

• Knowledge of payroll processing.
• Understanding of VAT and other compliance requirements.
• AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians) qualification or part-qualified status.

If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.