Accounts Assistant
Location: Newport, South Wales
Salary: 26,000 to 28,000 basic
Hours: 40 hours per week. Rota based shifts Monday to Friday between 08:00 and 18:00, plus one in three Saturdays from 10:00 to 16:00
Contract: Permanent

The Role
An established and expanding organisation is seeking an organised, detail focused Accounts Assistant to support day to day finance operations. This position plays a key role in ensuring accuracy, control, and timely financial processing across the business.

Key Responsibilities
Processing supplier invoices with accurate coding and authorisation, supporting supplier payment runs.
Raising customer invoices, allocating receipts, and maintaining accurate customer accounts.
Completing weekly and month end bank reconciliations, resolving discrepancies efficiently.
Monitoring aged debtors and professionally following up outstanding balances.
Ensuring all transactions are accurately recorded and cut off procedures are adhered to.
Supporting VAT return preparation in line with HMRC requirements.
Maintaining accurate accounting records within the accounting system.
Month end support including
o Posting journals such as accruals and prepayments
o Reconciling balance sheet accounts
o Producing supporting schedules for the trial balance

Requirements
Minimum of two years experience in a varied accounts or finance role.
Strong working knowledge of QuickBooks or Sage.
Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
AAT Level 2 to 4 or equivalent.
Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.

Benefits
Strong focus on work life balance.
Free on site parking.
250 employee referral reward.
Friends and family discount scheme.
Clear opportunities for internal progression within a growing business.

Additional Information

Candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK. Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Accounts Assistant seeking stability, development, and progression within a structured finance team.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.