Job title: Senior Accounts Assistant
Job type: Permanent
Emp type: Full-time
Salary type: Annual
Salary: GBP £28,000.00
Location: Sussex Street, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0RA
Job published: 07-08-2025
Job ID: 72682

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