Accounts Assistant

Sewell Wallis is currently working with a well-established business based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire who is looking for an Accounts Assistant on a temporary basis for around 6 months. This is a great opportunity to utilise your skills in support a well-established local business. This Accounts Assistant role predominantly revolves around the maintenance of the Accounts Payable and Receivable ledgers, so is suitable for someone with experience in these areas. If you have varied transactional experience and are available immediately and interested in temporary work, then this is one not to be missed out on. What will you be doing? Processing and coding purchase invoices Preparing BACS payment runs for authorisation Processing employee expenses Reconciling supplier statements Issuing sales invoices and credit notes as required Reviewing aged debtors monthly and contacting customers with overdue balances Completing monthly bank reconciliations Preparing monthly VAT returns Collating data using spreadsheets Carrying out additional ad hoc duties at management's discretion to support the wider finance teamWhat skills are we looking for? Experience in a similar role, including maintaining Accounts Payable and Receivable ledgers Proficiency in using accounting software and Excel Ability to multitask with a high level of accuracy Excellent organisational skills, with the confidence to manage your own workload independently Strong all-round communication skillsWhat's on offer? Flexible working hours Free on-site parkingPlease apply below, or for more information contact Eleanor. To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions

Location: Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB

Posted Date: 7/16/2025