Your newpany
A well‑established and expanding business in Stockport is seeking a motivated, highly organised Accounts Assistant to join its finance function. This position is practical and hands-on, giving you responsibility for a broad range of day‑to‑day accounting activities and contributing to the accuracy and integrity of thepany’s financial records.
Your new role
In this role, you will help ensure the finance department operates efficiently by overseeing key transactional duties, including:
1. Managing daily banking tasks, monitoring several bank accounts, and carrying out regular reconciliations
2. Handling weekly Stripe and Sage Pay posting
3. Sales Ledger: performing customer credit checks, producing daily invoices, issuing credit notes, overseeing credit control, handling queries, preparing statements, processing card payments, and supporting Letters of Credit
4. Purchase Ledger: onboarding new suppliers, coding and processing invoices, resolving supplier issues, and carrying out statement reconciliations
5. Supporting HMRCpliance and contributing to quarterly VAT return preparation
6. Providing end‑to‑end finance support
7. Administering the employee expenses process, including the approval cycle
8. Assisting with month‑end routines such as bank reconciliations, rebate calculations, carriage costs, interpany recharges, and balance sheet reconciliations
9. Credit Control tasks ensuring overdue/debtor days remains to a minumum and cash flow buoyant.
What you'll need to succeed
The ideal candidate:-
10. Has excellent attention to detail while working efficiently and accurately
11. Enjoys identifying solutions and enhancing processes
12. Can manage routine tasks while understanding their impact on the wider business
13. Works well in a dynamic, team‑driven environment
14. Strong proficiency with Microsoft 365 (essential)
15. Previous experience with Sage 50 (highly advantageous)
16. Experience within SME finance teams
17. Good knowledge of the full finance workflow—AP, AR, credit control, reconciliations, reporting andpliance
18. Exceptional organisational andmunication abilities
19. A proactive mindset with strong ownership of responsibilities
20. AAT or equivalent practical experience