Hays are delighted to be supporting a locally established organisation in their immediate requirement for an Assistant Accountant to join their finance operations on a permanent basis. Due to an increase in demand on their finance operations as a result of business growth, the requirement for an experienced and motivated individual with a strong foundation in core finance tasks has become available.

In your new role, you will be a positive support to wider business operations by taking a proactive responsibility in high volume purchase and sales ledger invoice processing, managing payments, supporting with bank reconciliations as well as processing monthly payroll for circa 100 employees. You will be expected to confidently work in a transactional finance facing role with additional responsibilities such as answering queries and processing documents when required.

To succeed, you will demonstrate a core understanding and practical knowledge of high volume transactional finance processing including purchase ledger invoice management, processing payroll as well as being confident to deal with internal and external stakeholder queries. This role will suit someone who is able to multitask, meet strict deadlines and work collaboratively with a wider team.

In return, you will be offered a competitive base salary circa £32,000 and additional benefits that can be discussed at application stage. This role will give you great exposure to a varied finance role whilst based in an office environment surrounded by a collaborative team and supportive line manager. This role is full time (40 hours a week).