Location - Leicester, with hybrid work option. We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Finance team. What you will be doing As Accounts Assistant, your work will focus on these responsibilities: Management of purchase ledger, logging and passing invoices, management of PO's. Management of Sales ledger, raising customer invoices Credit control activities on outstanding payments Processing Payment runs for supplier invoices Setting up payments in the bank and allocation Support in producing VAT returns and other statutory filings. Maintenance of inter-company balances and reconciliations Management of company expenses and credit card expenditure Assisting with audit queries as part of the yearly audit Assist the team in preparation of month end closing Ad hoc support of the team where needed To be successful in this role, we expect you to have/be: AAT qualified, Degree qualified (or equivalent) Proven ability to manage multiple stakeholders Effective communication skills and the natural ability to liaise with all levels of finance and non-finance staff Excellent eye for detail ensuring accuracy in everything you do Pro-active and independent individual with a team player attitude Focus on, and a track record of, achieving deadlines to internal and external stakeholders Critical thinker and problem solver who can deliver results High level of Excel knowledge e.g. Pivot and VLOOKUP