Accounts Assistant
Location: Near Woking
Salary: £24,000 – £26,000 per annum + monthly performance bonus (~3–4%)
Hours: 36 hours per week (Monday–Thursday 9:00–17:15, Friday 9:00–17:00. Flexwithin company core hours)
Contract: Full-time, Permanent
Workplace: Office-based (no hybrid/remote working)
A long-established engineering and manufacturing business near Woking is looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant to support both the Sales Ledger and Purchase Ledger functions within their finance department. This is a full-time, permanent role based at their modern UK manufacturing HQ.
Please note: This is an office-based position. Due to the nature of the role and team collaboration required, home working is not available.
Benefits:
* Monthly production bonus (typically 3–4% of basic salary)
* 24 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
* Company pension scheme
* Private medical cover and health cashback plan (after probation)
* Life insurance
* Free on-site parking, gym membership, yoga and boxercise classes
* Access to staff development and training opportunities
Accounts Assistant Key Responsibilities:
Sales Ledger
* Setting up and maintaining customer accounts
* Raising and posting sales invoices and credit notes
* Posting customer receipts and reconciling accounts
* Assisting with credit control and releasing accounts on hold
* Monthly reporting and ledger reconciliations
* Month-end close support and intercompany reconciliations
Purchase Ledger
* Processing supplier invoices and reconciling statements
* Maintaining supplier records and credit applications
* Managing supplier mailbox and resolving queries
* Posting credit card expenses
* Dealing with PO-related issues
Other Duties
* Supporting the year-end audit
* Assisting with general finance tasks as required
Accounts Assistant Profile:
* Part-qualified or interested in studying towards AAT (or similar)
* Good working knowledge of Excel; ERP experience is advantageous
* High level of accuracy and attention to detail
* Well-organised, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
* Strong communicator, comfortable liaising with internal and external stakeholders
* A team player with a proactive, positive approach
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