Location: Saffron Walden Type: Permanent Hours: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:30pm Salary: Competitive Job Reference: 35900 Polytec are seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a finance team based in Saffron Walden. Responsibilities - Recording and managing purchase invoices, ensuring correct approvals and entering them into the finance system - Creating and maintaining purchase orders - Preparing and coordinating scheduled payment runs - Handling staff expense claims - Issuing sales invoices and setting up new supplier accounts - Assisting with wider accounts payable tasks as needed - Entering and reviewing journal entries - Keeping the fixed asset register up to date - Processing bank transactions and matching payments to the correct accounts - Helping with month-end activities and completing ad hoc duties - Contributing to broader finance projects, reporting and other tasks as needed Requirements Essential: - Background in maintaining and overseeing financial ledgers - Strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel - A proactive, practical and can-do'' working style Desirable: - Familiarity with Sage accounting software - An interest in (or the ability to undertake) funded accounting qualifications, which may be offered for the ideal candidate Please contact us as soon as possible for more details or apply below!