Accounts Assistant

Full-time | Permanent, Remote from South Africa

We are currently recruiting on behalf of a growing UK business that is looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant to join its expanding finance team.

This is a hands-on transactional finance position with a strong focus on reconciliations and maintaining accurate customer and supplier ledgers.

It would suit someone who takes pride in getting accounts fully reconciled, enjoys investigating discrepancies, and wants to understand why something doesn't balance rather than simply processing transactions.

The Role

Working as part of the finance team, your responsibilities will include:

• Completing regular Accounts Receivable reconciliations
  

• Reconciling customer accounts, invoices, credit notes and payments
  

• Investigating unmatched and incorrectly allocated customer payments
  

• Maintaining the aged receivables ledger and supporting credit-control activity
  

• Reconciling Accounts Payable and supplier statements
  

• Processing supplier invoices and credit notes
  

• Preparing supplier payment runs
  

• Completing bank and payment-provider reconciliations
  

• Reconciling online payment platforms against the accounting system
  

• Assisting with payroll processing and payroll reconciliations
  

• Processing journals and supporting the wider finance team during month-end
  

• Investigating and resolving ledger discrepancies
  

• Maintaining accurate and well-controlled AR and AP ledgers
  

• Assisting with general finance administration and reporting
  

About You

We are looking for someone with:

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Bookkeeper, or in a similar finance role
  

• Strong Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable experience
  

• Good experience completing financial reconciliations
  

• Working knowledge of accounting software
  

• Strong Excel skills
  

• Excellent attention to detail
  

• Confidence investigating discrepancies rather than simply processing transactions
  

• Good organisational skills and the ability to manage recurring weekly and monthly processes accurately
  

• A proactive approach to problem-solving
  

• Part-qualified ACCA, CIMA or ACA status – essential
  

The Opportunity

Accuracy and attention to detail are particularly important for this position. The successful candidate will be someone who enjoys maintaining clean financial records and will continue investigating when something doesn't reconcile until they understand the cause.

This is a good opportunity to join a growing finance function where there will be scope to develop your experience and responsibilities as the business continues to expand.

For further information or a confidential discussion, please apply through the recruiter advertising this position.

The identity of our client will be disclosed to suitable candidates during the recruitment process.