Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant– Permanent (Full Time)

Nottingham (Office Based)
£27,000 – £32,000

Are you a finance professional eager to develop your career within a growing SME environment? This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic business, working closely with an experienced Financial Controller who is passionate about mentoring and developing talent.
We are seeking an ambitious and motivated Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team based in Nottingham. This hands-on and varied role offers excellent exposure across multiple areas of finance, including credit control, bookkeeping, and management accounts.
You will play a key role in supporting both the Finance Administrator and Financial Controller, gaining valuable, well-rounded experience across four companies. This position is ideal for someone who is keen to learn, grow, and build a strong foundation across all aspects of finance and someone that is eager to Progress their carer.
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The Role

You will play a key role in supporting the day-to-day finance function, taking ownership of credit control processes while assisting with broader accounting responsibilities. Key duties include:

Managing the full credit control process, including chasing outstanding debts via phone and email
Processing sales invoices and credit notes
Purchase invoice processing and supplier statement reconciliations
Performing multiple bank and credit card reconciliations
Maintaining daily cash flow forecasts
Producing key financial reports, including:
Aged Debtors & Aged Creditors
Weekly Sales Reports
Gross Margin analysis
Assisting with the preparation of monthly management accounts for four companies
Preparing weekly and monthly payroll journals and posting to the nominal ledger
Completing nominal ledger reconciliations
Supporting general finance administration and providing holiday cover when requiredAbout You

Previous experience within a finance role in an SME environment
Strong credit control and/or sales ledger experience
Confident and persistent when chasing payments and handling customer queries
Experience using Sage 50 Accounts
Intermediate Excel skills (including pivot tables and conditional formatting)
AAT qualified (or working towards) would be advantageous
Highly organised with strong attention to detail
Reliable, proactive, and willing to take on additional responsibility
Comfortable working to deadlines and managing a varied workloadAdditional Information

Fully office-based role in Nottingham
Opportunity to gain exposure to management accounts and develop technical accounting skills
Suitable for candidates looking to progress within a well-rounded finance positionOpen to candidates with varied levels of experience