Blackburn | Permanent | Office-based

Are you an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for your next opportunity within a successful and growing business?

We are working with an established Lancashire-based business that has built a strong reputation within its specialist industry. Due to continued growth and a busy finance function, they are now looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant to join their team and take responsibility for a varied range of transactional finance duties.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working in a busy accounts environment, is confident handling high volumes of financial transactions and takes pride in keeping accounts accurate and up to date.

The Role

Working as part of the finance team, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day running of the accounts function, with a particular focus on purchase and sales ledger.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Processing a high volume of purchase and sales ledger transactions, approximately 1,800 per month
• Processing supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
• Matching invoices against purchase orders and delivery documentation
• Raising and processing sales invoices
• Maintaining accurate supplier and customer account records
• Assisting with supplier and customer account reconciliations
• Processing payments and supporting payment runs
• Investigating and resolving invoice, payment and account queries
• Liaising with suppliers and customers regarding outstanding queries and balances
• Ensuring financial information is accurately recorded and kept up to date
• Supporting month-end processes and wider finance duties
• Working closely with colleagues across the business to resolve discrepancies and ensure financial information is accurate

About You

We are looking for someone with previous experience within an accounts or finance position who is confident working with transactional finance and managing a busy workload.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant, finance, purchase ledger or sales ledger role
• A good understanding of transactional accounting processes
• Experience processing a high volume of invoices and financial transactions
• Good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confidence dealing with suppliers, customers and internal colleagues
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
• Experience using Sage 200 would be beneficial

Most importantly, you will be reliable, organised and proactive, with a genuine interest in accounts and a willingness to become a valued member of a busy finance team.

What's on Offer?

• Salary of £30,000
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Company pension
• Permanent, full-time position
• Office-based working environment
• Opportunity to join an established and growing Lancashire business
• Supportive finance team
• Excellent opportunity to develop your accounts experience

If you are looking for a varied Accounts Assistant position where you can build on your transactional finance experience and become an important part of an established finance team, we would love to hear from you.