Accounts Assistant Burton on Trent (office based role) 30,000 - 35,000 + AAT Study Support Eaton Syalon are working with our Burton based client to recruit an Accounts Assistant into their finance team. This is a broad and varied opportunity for someone who has already gained some practical finance experience and is now looking for a role where they can continue to learn, take on greater responsibility and develop. Rather than being focused on one particular area of transactional finance, the role will provide exposure across banking, sales ledger, purchase ledger and credit control, giving the successful person a strong understanding of how the wider finance function operates. Key Responsibilities: Supporting the day-to-day management banking activities Processing and allocating customer receipts and supplier payments Completing bank reconciliations and investigating any differences Supporting the sales ledger, including raising invoices and maintaining accurate customer accounts Assisting with credit control and proactively following up outstanding balances Building positive relationships with customers to help resolve invoice and payment queries Processing purchase invoices and ensuring they are accurately coded and authorised Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies Responding to supplier queries and helping ensure payments are processed accurately and on time Supporting month-end activities and providing information to the wider finance team ..... full job details .....