Accounts Assistant

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Accounts Assistant | Cardiff | £30,500 | 12-Month Contract We are looking for an enthusiastic Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team in Cardiff. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate, AAT student or someone with early accounts experience to gain hands-on exposure across all areas of finance while working closely with experienced finance professionals. ? £30,500 salary ? Exposure to month-end and audit processes ? Work alongside senior finance professionals ? Great opportunity to develop your finance career
We are partnering with a well-established, sizeable Cardiff business that is continuing to experience impressive growth. With a strong reputation for its positive working environment and excellent staff retention, this is a great opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join a supportive finance team on a temporary basis for 12 months.
This is a varied and hands-on role where you will get involved across transaction processing, reconciliations, customer account support and wider finance administration, while also playing a key part in supporting the team with upcoming audit activity.
Key responsibilities: · Process sales and purchase invoices accurately, ensuring transactions are coded and recorded correctly.
· Allocate customer payments and receipts to the appropriate accounts.
· Carry out regular bank reconciliations and investigate any discrepancies.
· Maintain accurate customer account records and support with account queries.
· Raise credit notes and process credits in line with internal procedures.
· Assist with the administration and reconciliation of rebate information.
· Support the finance team with audit preparation, including gathering records and supporting documentation.
· Assist with month-end processes and general finance administration as required.
· Work collaboratively with colleagues across the finance team and wider business.
What we are looking for: · AAT qualification or equivalent practical finance experience.
· Previous experience in a finance, accounts or transactional finance role.
· Confident processing financial transactions and maintaining accurate records.
· Experience carrying out reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
· Good Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
· Strong attention to detail, with a high level of accuracy.
· Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise work to meet deadlines.
· A proactive, reliable and professional approach. xrexnqw
· Experience using finance or ERP systems would be beneficial, but is not essential.
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If you have a positive, proactive approach and looking to join a supportive finance team in Cardiff, we would be keen to hear from you.