Accounts Assistant (Experienced)

Waltham Abbey | Office-based | Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join an award-winning, fast-growing business with a genuinely positive culture and strong team values.

This is a newly created role within a well-established finance function, designed to support the Finance Manager and provide hands-on oversight across day-to-day accounting activity, while also acting as a dependable point of support for two Accounts Assistants.

We are looking for someone practically experienced, confident in transaction-led finance and comfortable taking responsibility, without needing a formal “senior” title or fast-tracked hierarchy progression.

The Role: What You’ll Be Doing

• Posting sales invoices, credit notes and purchase invoices
• Processing and managing overhead invoices
• Setting up new customers and suppliers (following internal authorisation)
• Running D&B checks
• Raising ad-hoc monthly sales invoices
• Completing monthly bank reconciliations
• Investigating and resolving reconciliation differences 
• Processing authorised repayments
• Monitoring and managing the accounts inbox and resolving queries
• Supporting month-end processes, including first-draft reporting
• Acting as a go-to support for Accounts Assistants where issues arise
• Assisting with audit sampling and supporting documentation

What We’re Asking For:

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar bookkeeping-focused role
• Solid understanding of sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal accounts
• Experience with bank reconciliations and assisting with month-end routines
• Ability to investigate discrepancies logically and thoroughly
• Confident using accounting systems (Sage 200 ideal but not essential)
• Strong Excel skills, including working with data (VLOOKUP-level competence desirable)

About You:

• Comfortable and capable of taking ownership and responsibility
• Able to work independently while knowing when to ask for help
• Organised, methodical and calm under pressure
• Friendly, communicative and team-focused
• Professional, approachable and emotionally intelligent

What’s On Offer:

• Competitive salary  -  will be discussed with you
• Annual bonus of up to 10%
• 20 days holiday rising to 25 days with service
• Pension scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Breakfast and lunch provided daily
• Drinks and fruit available throughout the day
• Death in Service scheme
• £500 employee referral bonus
• Regular company events
• Modern office and genuinely supportive team culture

Tate look forward to meeting shortlisted candidates and supporting your application.