Accounts Assistant (Junior) - Purchase Ledger

Are you an AAT student looking for a new role?

Salary: £26,000
Hours: Full-time, on-site (Monday-Friday)
Reports to: UK Finance Manager

The role
You'll support the smooth running of the Purchase Ledger and wider finance tasks, learning from an experienced team while building core skills.

What you'll do

• Process supplier invoices: upload/scan, register, verify parts/subcontract invoices, code once approved, and file.

• Handle supplier enquiries and liaise with managers to keep invoices moving.

• Help prepare payment runs (including ad-hoc payments) and process company credit cards using our new software.

• Reconcile supplier statements and assist with bank reconciliations when needed.

• Produce simple reports to chase outstanding invoices; flag issues to the Finance Manager.

• Assist with VAT report preparation (UK company-Spain & Germany; German company-Germany) with guidance.

• Support month-end with ad-hoc reports and tasks.

• Create new Sales Ledger accounts, assist with SL reconciliations, and produce debtor reports for cover.

About you

• Studying AAT (Level 2/3) or recently completed.

• Strong attention to detail, organised, and comfortable working to deadlines.

• Clear communicator-confident with suppliers and internal teams.

• Good understanding of Excel (filters, basic formulas; we'll teach the rest).

• Team player who can also work accurately on their own tasks.

Why join

• Real hands-on experience across purchase and sales ledger, VAT basics, and month-end.

• Supportive manager and clear development path.

How to apply
Click Apply with your CV. If you're early in your AAT and light on experience, still apply-training is provided.

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