Accounts Assistant

Finance Assistant
Westhoughton, Bolton (BL5)
£27,000 - £30,000 DOE
Permanent | 40 Hours per Week | Monday - Friday

Looking to build a long-term career in finance?
We're recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a growing business in Westhoughton.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transactional finance experience who is looking to develop their career, with a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Management Accountant role.

Working within a supportive finance team, you'll gain exposure to month-end processes, management accounts and financial reporting while receiving support towards your professional qualifications.

What's on offer?

• Salary of £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
• Permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week)
• 3% employer pension contribution
• Healthcare package
• Financial support towards AAT qualifications
• Genuine career progression into an Assistant Management Accountant position
• Supportive and collaborative finance team

The Role as Finance Assistant, you'll play a key role in the day-to-day running of the finance department, with responsibilities including:

• Raising and processing sales invoices
• Credit control and chasing outstanding payments
• Allocating customer receipts and maintaining the sales ledger
• Supporting month-end reconciliations
• Providing holiday cover within the purchase ledger team
• Processing supplier invoices and payment runs
• Maintaining prepayment and accrual schedules
• Assisting with month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations
• Supporting the development of finance processes and reporting
• Progressively taking on management accounts responsibilities as your experience grows

What we're looking forThe successful Finance Assistant will have:

• Previous experience within a finance role, such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control
• Good Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
• Excellent attention to detail
• Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with customers and suppliers
• A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop

It would be advantageous if you are studying towards, or looking to study, AAT, CIMA or ACCA, although this is not essential.

Ready to take the next step?
If you're looking for a Finance Assistant role where you'll be supported to develop your skills and build a long-term career in finance, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today!

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.