Accounts and Payroll Assistant
Accounts and Payroll Assistant
Employee type
Permanent
Salary
£30000 - £35000/annum
Category
Accounting/Financial/Insurance
Job Description
Portfolio Payroll are working with a leading a reputable accountancy practice in Altrincham who is looking to appoint an Accounts Assistant with strong all‑round finance experience. This role suits someone with 2-3 years' experience who can confidently support the full end‑to‑end accounts process, including AP/AR, VAT, reconciliations, and some payroll administration.
They're open to AAT / ACCA qualified or qualified by experience, and ideally someone familiar with Sage, Xero or IRIS.
Responsibilities
End‑to‑end payroll and accounts - journals, reconciliations, month‑end support
Accounts Payable - processing invoices, supplier payments
Accounts Receivable - credit control, customer accounts
VAT returns - preparation and submission
Payroll admin - assisting with monthly payroll tasks
Bank reconciliations - maintaining accurate financial records
General finance admin - filing, data entry, client communication
Software - Sage / Xero / IRIS preferred
Requirements
2-3 years' finance experience (practice or industry)
AAT / ACCA qualified or QBE
Strong understanding of double‑entry, reconciliations, and VAT
Strong understanding of end to end Payroll
Confident communicator with excellent attention to detail
Ability to manage a varied workload independently
What's on offer
Salary up to £35,000 (flexible for the right candidate)
Study support for AAT/ACCA
Clear progression within a growing practice
Exposure to a wide range of clients
Supportive, friendly finance team
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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position