Job Title: Accounts Assistant Location: Central Northampton Salary: £28,000 to £30,000 - Dependent on experience Type: Permanent - Full time Office Based Working hours: 9:00am - 17:30pm (Flexibility on this) - Monday to Friday - with a 1 hour lunch Company Overview: Are you currently an accounts assistant looking to take full ownership in a smaller team reporting directly to the finance controller? Macildowie are currently working with a growing SME business, growing from 5 million turnover to 12 million in the space of 3 years. They have a very low turnover of staff and highly encourage personal development including study support for additional qualifications. Key Responsibilities Processing invoices, payments, and expenses in an accurate and timely manner.Supporting the reconciliation of bank accounts, ensuring records are up to date and correct. Assisting with the preparation of monthly accounts. Maintaining and updating records, ensuring everything is well-organised and accurate. Liaising with suppliers and customers to resolve any queries, ensuring strong working relationships are maintained. Providing administrative support to the finance team as needed, helping to ensure smooth running of the department. Assisting with VAT returns Qualifications and Experience: Possess good communication and a high level of attention-to-detail skills AAT Level 2 as a minimum is desirable or studying towards a professional accountancy qualification Minimum 2 years credit control and sales ledger experience is essential for this role If this role is of interest to you, please apply with an up-to-date CV. If you are interested in this role please upload a copy of your up to date CV and we will be in touch to tell you more about the role. I look forward to hearing 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.