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Accounts Assistant

🏢 Jive Recruitment · 📍 Darwen, England · 🕒 Oct 14, 2026 · Ref: OP-VERIF-DEF19CFE
Benchmark Compensation (Annual Base)
£24,000 - £26,000
£2,000 - £2,167 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Are you currently working within transactional finance and would like the opportunity to move in to a more varied role? If you are interested in learning about management accounts and would like to assist in the production of month end reports, this could be a great role for you! I have a fantastic opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join a business based in Darwen on a permanent basis. The company are part of a larger group and have a well-established client base. Working closely with the Head of Finance you will be a key support assisting with many areas of accounts.

Duties will include:

  • Matching and coding invoices, resolving queries, making payments
  • Dealing with supplier queries
  • Assisting with the preparation of statutory accounts
  • Calculating and checking payments to ensure the amounts are correct
  • Managing petty cash
  • Daily bank downloads, reconciliations and allocating cash
  • Working with spreadsheets, sales & purchase ledger management around 65 suppliers
  • Producing reports for senior management
  • Posting journals

Your Profile:

  • AAT qualified or currently studying would be great
  • Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills and competent using online accounting software, Dynamics would be an advantage
  • Personable and happy to work in a smaller finance team
  • Supportive and caring
  • Excellent communication skills, confident telephone manor
  • Strong problem-solving skills

In Return:

You will be offered a permanent position with a salary of up to £26,000 depending on experience. Holidays are 25 days plus bank holidays, imagine what you could do with an extra week off! Excellent company pension. Free parking on site, easily accessible from the M65. Monday to Friday 8.30 – 5pm. Regular 1-2-1’s, study support available for AAT or CIMA. Ongoing training provided. You will be working closely with a CIMA qualified Head of Finance who is very encouraging and supportive. Fantastic if you are looking to develop your career!

Next Steps:

If you would like to apply for this new Accounts Assistant vacancy based in Darwen, please submit your most recent and up to date CV to be considered. I will call you first to discuss the role in detail before submitting your CV to the client. This vacancy is exclusive to Jive and I look forward to receiving your application. Thank you

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £24,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Free parking
  • On-site parking

Schedule:

  • Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Darwen, Lancashire: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

  • Accounting: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: One location

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