Job Description
Accounts Assistant
Sherburn in Elmet, West Yorkshire LS25
£28,000 - £30,000 per annum
Permanent Office based role
Working Hours 8.30 5.30 Monday to Friday
Saturday working on a rota basis (May to November) paid in addition to basic salary
Commutable from Castleford, Pontefract, York, Selby, Tadcaster, Wetherby, Leeds and Garforth
Hawk 3 Talent Solution are recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger Accounts Assistant to join a company based in Sherburn in Elmet.
The Role
The ideal candidate will have a can-do attitude, strong team work ethic with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. The role requires the individual to meet deadlines whilst also being able to respond to daily requests from the accounts manager and procurement manager.
Main Duties
Your main duty will be to provide general overall administrative support to the Accounts manager some of which includes the below:
- Maintain Purchase Ledger
- Processing supplier payments
- Raise Sales Invoices
- Remind customers to make timely payments
- Identify and address discrepancies in all documentation
- Update internal spreadsheets
- Reconciling bank and credit card transactions
- Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month end duties
- Entering journals
- Assist and support the Procurement Manager and the Finance Manager when required
Skills:
- Accounts experience
- Knowledge of VAT treatment
- SAGE 50 experience beneficial
- Strong IT skills
- Ability to prioritise and have great attention to detail
- Ability to work on their own as well as part of the team, create own deadlines and manage own workload
Benefits:
- Salary £28,000 to £30,000
- 21 days holiday + 8 Statutory bank holidays (also gaining 1 extra day per year for every year of service)
- 3% Company pension contributions
- Bike2work scheme
- Casual dress code
- Onsite parking
- Flexible where required
If you would like to apply for the role of Accounts Assistant then please email your CV to (url removed) or call Deb on (phone number removed)
Closing date is 15.2.2026 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.
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