Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant

Advanced Water Technologies is looking for an organised and motivated Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant to join our growing finance team at our Warrington office. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a good grounding in accounts who wants to develop their experience within a varied finance role. You'll gain exposure to both day-to-day transactional finance and, depending on your experience, wider areas including month-end processes, reconciliations and financial reporting. You'll be joining the business during an exciting period of growth and integration as part of the wider HSL Compliance Group, working alongside an experienced accounts team and supporting the finance function across a busy, multi-regional operation. We're open to different levels of experience – responsibilities will be tailored accordingly, with opportunities to develop and take on more as you progress. What you'll be doing Depending on your existing experience, your responsibilities may include: Processing purchase invoices and supplier statements accurately and on timeSupporting sales invoicing and job-related billingMaintaining accurate financial and job information across our accounting and internal business systemsAssisting with credit control and resolving customer account queriesReconciling supplier and customer accountsSupporting supplier payment runs and associated checksCarrying out bank and account reconciliationsAssisting with month-end processes and preparation of month-end informationSupporting journals, accruals and prepaymentsAssisting with balance sheet reconciliations and investigating discrepanciesSupporting the preparation of management information and financial reportingWorking with operational teams to resolve invoicing, purchasing and job-costing queriesHelping to ensure costs and revenues are correctly allocated to jobs and accounting periodsMaintaining accurate financial records and document controlSupporting the wider accounts team with additional finance tasks, reporting and projectsThe exact mix of responsibilities will depend on your experience. We're equally interested in candidates who can already support some of our month-end activities and those with good accounts experience who are looking for the opportunity to develop in these areas. What we're looking for You'll ideally have: Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Accounts Administrator or similar roleExperience of purchase ledger and/or sales ledger processesA good understanding of basic accounting principlesExcellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracyConfidence using Microsoft Excel and working with financial dataExperience using accounting software and/or ERP/business management systemsGood organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple prioritiesA proactive approach to investigating and resolving queriesGood communication skills when dealing with colleagues, customers and suppliersA positive attitude and willingness to learn and take on additional responsibilityAAT qualified, currently studying towards AAT, or an interest in progressing towards an accounting qualification would be advantageous, but isn't essential. Previous exposure to month-end processes, journals, accruals, prepayments, balance sheet reconciliations or management accounts would also be advantageous, but isn't a requirement. Training and support can be provided for the right candidate. Why join us? Advanced Water Technologies is an established UK business and part of the wider HSL Compliance Group. We're currently going through an exciting period of growth and integration, with our Warrington office playing an increasingly important role in supporting the wider business. For the right person, this role offers: A permanent position within an established and growing businessA varied role covering different areas of the accounts functionExposure to month-end and wider finance processesSupport from an experienced in-house accounts teamOpportunities to develop your skills and increase your responsibilitiesExperience working across a busy, multi-regional businessIf you're looking for an accounts role where you can build on your existing experience, broaden your skills and continue developing your finance career, we'd love to hear from you. Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Pay: £27,000.00-£32,000.00 per year Experience: Accounts : 1 year (preferred)Work Location: In person