Accounts Assistant

Location:

Leeds (LS25) – West Yorkshire, North East, United Kingdom

Salary:

£28k – 30k per year

Type:

Permanent

Main Industry:

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Advertiser:

Hawk 3 Talent Solutions

Job ID:

132632758

Posted On:

15 January 2026

Accounts Assistant
Sherburn in Elmet, West Yorkshire LS25
A£28,000 – A£30,000 per annum

Permanent Office based role

Working Hours 8.30 – 5.30 Monday to Friday
Saturday working on a rota basis (May to November) paid in addition to basic salary

Commutable from Castleford, Pontefract, York, Selby, Tadcaster, Wetherby, Leeds and Garforth

Hawk 3 Talent Solution are recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger Accounts Assistant to join a company based in Sherburn in Elmet.

The Role
The ideal candidate will have a can-do attitude, strong team work ethic with the ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment. The role requires the individual to meet deadlines whilst also being able to respond to daily requests from the accounts manager and procurement manager.
Main Duties
Your main duty will be to provide general overall administrative support to the Accounts manager some of which includes the below:

* Maintain Purchase Ledger
* Processing supplier payments
* Raise Sales Invoices
* Remind customers to make timely payments
* Identify and address discrepancies in all documentation
* Update internal spreadsheets
* Reconciling bank and credit card transactions
* Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month end duties
* Entering journals
* Assist and support the Procurement Manager and the Finance Manager when required

Skills:

* Accounts experience
* Knowledge of VAT treatment
* SAGE 50 experience beneficial
* Strong IT skills
* Ability to prioritise and have great attention to detail
* Ability to work on their own as well as part of the team, create own deadlines and manage own workload

Benefits:

* Salary A£28,000 to A£30,000
* 21 days holiday + 8 Statutory bank holidays (also gaining 1 extra day per year for every year of service)
* 3% Company pension contributions
* Bike2work scheme
* Casual dress code
* Onsite parking
* Flexible where required

If you would like for the role of Accounts Assistant then please to # or call Deb on #

Closing date is 15.2.2026 Please note this could change subject to suitable applications.

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