Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

£30,000 - £35,000 Durham (Bowburn) Full Time Permanent

Reed Accountancy & Finance are delighted to be supporting a well-established and highly respected business in Durham with the recruitment of an Accounts Assistant . This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious finance professional to join a successful and growing organisation, working within a supportive finance team and gaining exposure to a broad range of accounting responsibilities.

The Role

As Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Maintaining accurate accounting records across multiple joint venture companies

• Preparing and posting journals, including accruals, prepayments and intercompany transactions

• Raising sales invoices and processing customer receipts

• Monitoring outstanding balances and supporting credit control activities

• Performing bank reconciliations and investigating discrepancies

• Posting receipts, payments and month-end intercompany transactions

• Reconciling balance sheet control accounts and resolving reconciling items

• Assisting with the preparation of monthly management information and reporting

• Investigating and resolving accounting discrepancies to maintain the integrity of financial records

• Supporting VAT reporting and compliance processes

• Maintaining accurate audit trails and assisting with year-end audit requirements

• Reconciling intercompany balances and partner loan accounts

• Supporting continuous improvement initiatives across the finance function

• Providing assistance to colleagues across the wider finance team when required About You

To be considered for this opportunity, you will possess:

• AAT qualification or be actively studying towards ACCA, CIMA or ACA

• Previous experience in a finance or accounting role with exposure to month-end processes

• A strong understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and core accounting principles

• Experience preparing journals, balance sheet reconciliations and assisting with management accounts

• Experience with bank reconciliations, VAT returns and intercompany accounting

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including formulas, lookups and pivot tables

• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships

• A proactive and problem-solving approach to finance Desirable Experience

• Experience within construction, property development or housebuilding sectors

• Experience accounting for joint ventures or multiple legal entities

• Experience using ERP or accounting systems such as COINS, Sage or Microsoft Dynamics

• Knowledge of CIS and construction-related VAT regulations

• Previous involvement in year-end audit preparation and statutory reporting What's on Offer?

• Salary of £30,000 - £35,000

• Opportunity to join a highly successful and growing North East business

• Varied role with exposure to multiple entities and a broad range of accounting responsibilities

• Supportive and collaborative finance team environment

• Ongoing professional development and study support opportunities

• Excellent career progression prospects within a large and established organisation To find out more or to apply, please contact Reed Accountancy & Finance today.