Grafton Banks Limited
Grafton Banks Finance are working with a commercial company with offices in Crawley, West Sussex to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a full-time permanent basis. Reporting into the Finance Director and working within a small friendly team. As Accounts Assistant, you’ll be involved in a broad range of financial and accounting tasks, supporting the business with daily, weekly, and monthly processes. This is a varied and vital role in a small finance team where you’ll take ownership of key functions such as purchase ledger, expenses, cash handling, and supporting management accounts. Hybrid working is on offer.
Duties and Responsibilities will include:
- Purchase Ledger
- Process supplier invoices, match to purchase orders and delivery notes
- Ensure invoices are authorised in line with approval limits
- Maintain and reconcile the purchase ledger, resolving any discrepancies
- Liaise with suppliers and internal teams regarding invoice queries
- Assist with setup of new supplier accounts
- Cash & Banking
- Assist with customer account reconciliation and credit control activities
- Daily cashbook maintenance and reconciliation
- Monitor and reconcile bank transactions
- Prepare and process payment runs (BACS/international payments)
- Expenses
- Process staff expenses and ensure claims comply with company policy
- Post and reconcile corporate credit card transactions
- Foreign Currency
- Process multi-currency transactions (EUR, USD, etc.)
Key Skills required for the job:
- AAT Level 2 (or equivalent) qualified minimum
- 1–2 years’ experience in an accounts/finance assistant role
- Strong working knowledge of purchase ledger and invoicing
- Confident with Microsoft Excel (basic formulas, lookups, reconciliation templates)
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Experience with foreign currency transactions
For your experience you will be rewarded with a competitive salary and benefits package. This is a full time permanent job.
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