<p>Accounts Assistant - Permanent</p><p>Salary: £27,500 - £33,000 (DOE)<br /> Location: Office-based, Monday to Friday<br /> Hours: 9:00am - 6:00pm</p><p>We're currently recruiting on behalf of a well-established and fast-growing business within the automotive finance space. Due to continued growth, they are looking to hire an Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day finance function in a high-volume, transactional environment.</p><p>This is a fully office-based role, ideal for someone who enjoys accuracy, responsibility, and working at pace.</p><p>The Role</p><p>Working closely with an existing Accounts Assistant and external accountants, you'll play a key role in managing daily financial transactions. The business processes 30-50 dealer payments per day, so attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently under pressure are essential.</p><p>Key responsibilities include:</p><ul><li>Processing daily payments to dealerships following customer car finance completion</li><li>Manually sending funds and ensuring accuracy of amounts and beneficiary details</li><li>Checking and matching invoices before payment</li><li>Recording incoming funds from lenders and outgoing dealer payments</li><li>Daily bookkeeping using Xero, including reconciliations</li><li>Managing invoicing and liability reconciliations</li><li>Supporting month-end processes and preparing information for management accounts and P&L</li><li>Working with external accountants on month-end, audits, and reporting</li><li>Supporting the wider finance function as needed in a busy, fast-moving environment</li></ul><p>About You</p><p>We're looking for someone who is:</p><ul><li>Experienced in an accounts assistant or similar finance role</li><li>Confident using Xero</li><li>Highly accurate with strong attention to detail</li><li>Comfortable handling high volumes of transactions daily</li><li>Well organised and able to manage deadlines</li><li>Happy working 5 days per week in the office</li><li>Motor trade experience is not required, but high-volume finance or transactional experience is highly beneficial</li></ul><p>What's on Offer</p><ul><li>Salary between £27,500 - £33,000, depending on experience</li><li>Monday to Friday 9-6pm working hours</li><li>Supportive team environment with clear responsibilities</li><li>Opportunity to be part of a growing business with a strong finance function</li></ul><p>If you're an experienced Accounts Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys end-to-end transactional finance, this could be an excellent next step.</p><p> </p><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/S2lyc3R5LldvcmRlbi4zOTU4MS4xMDkyM0ByaGkuYXBsaXRyYWsuY29t.gif">
<p data-start="514" data-end="804">Robert Half is partnering a Manchester travel network in the appointment of a temporary Accounts Assistant to join a small, friendly finance team in Bolron. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who enjoys a mix of basic accounting tasks and general administrative duties.</p><p data-end="966" data-start="806">You will be joining the team at a busy period, supporting year-end activities (January year-end) and audit preparation, alongside day-to-day finance operations.</p><h3 data-start="973" data-end="999">Key Responsibilities</h3><ul data-start="1000" data-end="1401"><li data-end="1030" data-start="1000"><p data-end="1030" data-start="1002">Managing the finance inbox</p></li><li data-end="1061" data-start="1031"><p data-end="1061" data-start="1033">Processing purchase orders</p></li><li data-start="1062" data-end="1106"><p data-start="1064" data-end="1106">Performing basic accounting calculations</p></li><li data-end="1173" data-start="1107"><p data-start="1109" data-end="1173">Supporting reconciliations, including overtime reconciliations</p></li><li data-start="1174" data-end="1196"><p data-start="1176" data-end="1196">Payroll data input</p></li><li data-start="1197" data-end="1228"><p data-end="1228" data-start="1199">Credit card reconciliations</p></li><li data-start="1229" data-end="1279"><p data-end="1279" data-start="1231">Processing pay-ins and machine reconciliations</p></li><li data-start="1280" data-end="1335"><p data-start="1282" data-end="1335">Assisting with general finance administration tasks</p></li><li data-end="1401" data-start="1336"><p data-start="1338" data-end="1401">Supporting the finance team during year-end and audit periods</p></li></ul><h3 data-start="1408" data-end="1423">About You</h3><ul data-end="1786" data-start="1424"><li data-start="1424" data-end="1465"><p data-start="1426" data-end="1465">AAT qualified or ideally studying towards AAT</p></li><li data-end="1538" data-start="1466"><p data-start="1468" data-end="1538">Previous experience in an accounts assistant or similar finance role</p></li><li data-start="1539" data-end="1602"><p data-end="1602" data-start="1541">Comfortable with basic reconciliations and accounting tasks</p></li><li data-start="1603" data-end="1673"><p data-start="1605" data-end="1673">Organised, reliable, and happy to support across a range of duties</p></li><li data-end="1719" data-start="1674"><p data-end="1719" data-start="1676">Able to work well as part of a small team</p></li><li data-start="1720" data-end="1786"><p data-end="1786" data-start="1722">Experience with Oracle systems is beneficial but not essential</p></li><li data-end="1786" data-start="1720">Good personality and communication skills </li></ul><h3 data-start="1793" data-end="1807">The Team</h3><p data-end="1875" data-start="1808">You'll be working within a close-knit finance team for a minimum terms of 6 weeks. </p><p data-start="1972" data-end="2044">The team has a positive, supportive culture with a good sense of humour.</p><h3 data-end="2077" data-start="2051">Working Arrangements</h3><ul data-start="2078" data-end="2173"><li data-end="2118" data-start="2078"><p data-start="2080" data-end="2118">First 2 weeks fully onsite in Bolton</p></li><li data-start="2119" data-end="2173"><p data-end="2173" data-start="2121">Flexible working arrangements available thereafter</p></li></ul><p>Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: roberthalf.com/gb/en/privacy-notice.</p><img src="https://counter.adcourier.com/Q2F0aGVyaW5lLkhlbnJ5LjA2MjUxLjEwOTIzQHJoaS5hcGxpdHJhay5jb20.gif">
