Job Description

Job Title: Senior Accounts Assistant

Location: Bristol
Salary: Competitive + Performance Bonus + Study Support
Employment Type: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an experienced finance professional ready to take the next step in your accounting career? We’re working with a thriving and rapidly growing organisation in the manufacturing sector that’s looking to add a Senior Accounts Assistant to their finance team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking company that offers genuine career development, flexible working, and a supportive environment for continued professional growth.

About the Role

As a Senior Accounts Assistant, you’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of the finance function. This is a hands-on role requiring a strong understanding of day-to-day financial processes and reporting. You’ll take ownership of monthly deliverables, help ensure compliance with internal financial policies, and support strategic financial decision-making across departments.

This position would suit a detail-oriented individual with strong analytical skills and previous experience in a manufacturing finance environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee invoice processing and supplier payments, including managing multi-currency payment runs

• Prepare and review aged debtor and creditor balances, taking proactive action when required

• Handle bank, stock, and intercompany reconciliations

• Support royalty reporting and contribute to cash flow forecasts and currency management

• Process monthly payroll and generate associated reports

• Produce monthly management accounts: profit & loss, balance sheet, and group consolidation

• Collaborate with operational teams to monitor expenditure and budget performance

• Support the budgeting process and carry out ad hoc financial analysis

• Act as a key user and department liaison for the ERP system, assisting with testing and system improvements

Skills & Experience Required

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills

• Confident with numbers, problem-solving, and data analysis

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other financial tools

• Clear and professional communication skills, both written and verbal

• Experience in a finance role within a manufacturing or product-based environment

• Familiarity with ERP systems (Epicor or similar) is highly desirable

• Part-qualified Accounting Technician (e.g., AAT) or actively studying toward a qualification (e.g., CIMA), or qualified by experience

What’s on Offer

• Competitive salary + annual bonus 

• Full study support for professional qualifications

• Flexible working policy, including hybrid home working and early finish Fridays

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Salary sacrifice pension scheme (up to 5% matched) + Employer NI savings

• Healthcare cash plan, virtual GP, EAP, and life insurance (4x salary)

• Cycle to work scheme and ongoing training & development

Contact: Kas Morgan