Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant (Experienced)

Waltham Abbey | Office-based | Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join an award-winning, fast-growing business with a genuinely positive culture and strong team values.

This is a newly created role within a well-established finance function, designed to support the Finance Manager and provide hands-on oversight across day-to-day accounting activity, while also acting as a dependable point of support for two Accounts Assistants.

We are looking for someone practically experienced, confident in transaction-led finance and comfortable taking responsibility, without needing a formal "senior" title or fast-tracked hierarchy progression.

The Role: What You'll Be Doing

• Posting sales invoices, credit notes and purchase invoices
• Processing and managing overhead invoices
• Setting up new customers and suppliers (following internal authorisation)
• Running D&B checks
• Raising ad-hoc monthly sales invoices
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving reconciliation differences
• Processing authorised repayments
• Monitoring and managing the accounts inbox and resolving queries
• Supporting month-end processes, including first-draft reporting
• Acting as a go-to support for Accounts Assistants where issues arise
• Assisting with audit sampling and supporting documentation

What We're Asking For:

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar bookkeeping-focused role
• Solid understanding of sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal accounts
• Experience with bank reconciliations and assisting with month-end routines
• Ability to investigate discrepancies logically and thoroughly
• Confident using accounting systems (Sage 200 ideal but not essential)
• Strong Excel skills, including working with data (VLOOKUP-level competence desirable)

About You:

• Comfortable and capable of taking ownership and responsibility
• Able to work independently while knowing when to ask for help
• Organised, methodical and calm under pressure
• Friendly, communicative and team-focused
• Professional, approachable and emotionally intelligent

What's On Offer:

• Competitive salary - will be discussed with you
• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• 20 days holiday rising to 25 days with service
• Pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Breakfast and lunch provided daily
• Drinks and fruit available throughout the day
• Death in Service scheme
• £500 employee referral bonus
• Regular company events
• Modern office and genuinely supportive team culture

Tate look forward to meeting shortlisted candidates and supporting your application.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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