Location: Leicester Salary: Up to £28,000 Full-time: Office-based Macildowie is excited to represent a reputable client in Leicester who is on the lookout for a Payroll and Accounts Assistant to join their team This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with payroll experience and a passion for accounting. Role Overview: As the Payroll and Accounts Assistant, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth processing of payroll while also supporting essential accounting functions. This position is ideal for an ambitious individual who is currently studying AAT or has plans to do so. Key Responsibilities: Process payroll accurately and on time, ensuring compliance with statutory regulations. Assist in performing bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations. Support month-end closing processes and prepare relevant financial reports. Handle payroll queries and provide excellent customer service to employees. Maintain accurate records and documentation related to payroll and accounts. Collaborate with the finance team to ensure a seamless flow of information. What We're Looking For: The ideal candidate will have: Proven experience in payroll processing. A basic understanding of accounting principles, with experience in bank and balance sheet reconciliations. Ambition and a desire to develop professionally, ideally pursuing or studying for AAT. Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills. The ability to communicate effectively with both internal teams and employees. Join a company that values growth and development and is committed to fostering a supportive work environment If you're ready to take the next step in your payroll and accounting career, we want to hear from you Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie.com) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.