Accounts Assistant
J3277
Posted: 23/07/2026
- £27000 to £30000 Per: annum
- Bolton, North West,
- Permanent
Finance Assistant
Westhoughton, Bolton (BL5)
£27,000 - £30,000 DOE
Permanent | 40 Hours per Week | Monday - Friday
Looking to build a long-term career in finance?
We're recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a growing business in Westhoughton.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transactional finance experience who is looking to develop their career, with a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Management Accountant role.
Working within a supportive finance team, you'll gain exposure to month-end processes, management accounts and financial reporting while receiving support towards your professional qualifications.
What's on offer?
Ready to take the next step?
If you're looking for a Finance Assistant role where you'll be supported to develop your skills and build a long-term career in finance, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today!
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
Westhoughton, Bolton (BL5)
£27,000 - £30,000 DOE
Permanent | 40 Hours per Week | Monday - Friday
Looking to build a long-term career in finance?
We're recruiting for a Finance Assistant to join a growing business in Westhoughton.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with transactional finance experience who is looking to develop their career, with a clear progression pathway into an Assistant Management Accountant role.
Working within a supportive finance team, you'll gain exposure to month-end processes, management accounts and financial reporting while receiving support towards your professional qualifications.
What's on offer?
- Salary of £27,000 - £30,000 DOE
- Permanent, full-time position (40 hours per week)
- 3% employer pension contribution
- Healthcare package
- Financial support towards AAT qualifications
- Genuine career progression into an Assistant Management Accountant position
- Supportive and collaborative finance team
- Raising and processing sales invoices
- Credit control and chasing outstanding payments
- Allocating customer receipts and maintaining the sales ledger
- Supporting month-end reconciliations
- Providing holiday cover within the purchase ledger team
- Processing supplier invoices and payment runs
- Maintaining prepayment and accrual schedules
- Assisting with month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations
- Supporting the development of finance processes and reporting
- Progressively taking on management accounts responsibilities as your experience grows
- Previous experience within a finance role, such as Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Sales Ledger or Credit Control
- Good Excel skills, including formulas, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and Pivot Tables
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication skills and confidence speaking with customers and suppliers
- A proactive attitude with a willingness to learn and develop
Ready to take the next step?
If you're looking for a Finance Assistant role where you'll be supported to develop your skills and build a long-term career in finance, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply today!
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
