Accounts Payable Assistant

Sewell Wallis

  • Sheffield
  • £24,000-26,500 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 23 days ago
Sewell Wallis are currently working with a market leading manufacturing business, who are recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant to support their finance function based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They are looking for someone with transactional finance experience, including Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable, who can assist with day-to-day finance operations.This is a great opportunity to join a well-established regional business with a great reputation and take on a variety of duties to play a crucial role within the wider finance team.What will you be doing?
  • Enter and maintain accurate financial data, ensuring records are kept up to date.
  • Overseeing the Accounts Payable ledger, including matching coding & processing invoices.
  • Carrying out regular bank reconciliations to ensure that all transactions are correctly recorded, and any discrepancies are investigated and resolved.
  • Handling staff expenses, including motor vehicle expenses, ensuring that claims comply with company policies.
  • Working alongside the HR Manager to support payroll administration by preparing and providing accurate payroll-related data.
  • Provide administrative support to the accounts team as and when required.
  • Any additional ad-hoc duties.
What skills are we looking for?
  • Proven experience in an Accounts Payable position or within a similar role.
  • AAT qualification (or working towards) is desirable, though not essential.
  • Confidence using Microsoft Excel.
  • Experience using Sage is preferred.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-departmental collaboration.
What's on offer?
  • 35 hour working week
  • Company bonus scheme
Apply below or for more information, contact Eleanor.To apply please send your CV, quoting our reference and specifying which website you saw this position advertised on. Due to the high volume of applications please accept that if we have not responded to your application within seven days, your application has not been successful. Sewell Wallis is a specialist recruitment company with a vast amount of experience in our industry we offer permanent, temporary and interim recruitment support for accounting and finance, human resources and business support positions. We recruit at all levels within finance from Purchase Ledger Administrator and Credit Controller level through to Financial Controller and Director positions. With offices in Sheffield and Leeds, we are well situated to cover all of South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire and Manchester. Please visit our website for more information on accountancy and finance jobs and human resources or business support positions.Job ref: EK/6141Post Date: 12.08.25Meet Our RecruiterCandidate Manager | FinanceMore jobs from this recruiterSheffield, South Yorkshire£26000 - £27000 per annumSewell Wallis are currently working with a market leading multinational business, with a team based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, who are recruiting a Credit Controller on a contract basis for 12 months.Sheffield, South Yorkshire£24000 - £26500 per annumSewell Wallis are currently working with a market leading manufacturing business, who are recruiting an Accounts Payable Assistant to support their finance function based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. They are looking for someone with transactional finance experience, including Purchase Ledger/Accounts Payable, who can assist with day-to-day finance operations.Altrincham, Greater Manchester£30000 - £35000 per annumSewell Wallis is currently working with a well-established motor retail specialist with a rich history, based in Altrincham, Greater Manchester. They are recruiting an Assistant Accountant to support their team with a wide variety of duties. Working closely with the site Accountant, you'll play a key role in supporting month-end processes as well as day to day and stock related duties to support the wider finance function.Sewell Wallis are a leading, Yorkshire based Finance, Accounting and HR recruitment agency with offices in Sheffield and Leeds. We haven’t reinvented recruitment, we just do it better.

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