Accounts Assistant
Job description
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A new Accounts Assistant is required to join a privately owned business in Carlisle on a permanent basis. This is an ideal opportunity for somebody with good grounding accounting exposure, looking for a springboard opportunity where more exposure can be gained, whilst receiving support and mentoring from an experienced Finance Manager.
In line with the business’ ethos of facilitating growth and development for all employees, opportunities for career progression will be available for the successful individual.
Key Benefits/ Rewards on Offer:
• Full time, office based role in Carlisle – flexibility around working hours
• Free on site parking
• Company pension
• Employee discount schemes
• 28 days annual leave entitlement with the opportunity to purchase additional days
Your New Role as Accounts Assistant:
• Purchase Ledger
• Sales Ledger
• Credit Control
• Banking
• Supplier statements
• Supporting with payroll processing
Experience & Qualifications Required to Apply:
The successful candidate will ideally be AAT qualified or actively studying AAT. This isn’t essential as long as you have experience within an accounts function. Strong IT skills are required including Excel and knowledge of accounts related software. Additionally you will have strong attention to detail, comfortable working within a fast-paced environment.
This vacancy is being handled by Rachel Cadman (Holland) at Kenton Black Finance.
Kenton Black Finance operate across the UK as a market leading recruitment partner, specialising in the attraction of finance talent across both permanent and interim requirements. With a team of dedicated experts, each with longevity operating in the finance arena, we maintain a proven track record and have established partnerships with businesses both large, small and those in their infancy. As market leaders, we provide recruitment solutions from entry level finance to directorship professionals. Operating from local offices in Preston, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Birmingham and Glasgow, Kenton Black Finance remain a dynamic and effective recruitment partner who represent and attract only the finest finance talent in the local area and across the UK.
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⭐ Highlight your AAT qualification or progress prominently as the advert specifically mentions this as ideal
📊 Quantify your ledger experience: 'Processed 150+ purchase invoices weekly, maintaining 99% accuracy'
🌐 Emphasise Excel skills with specific functions used in accounts work like VLOOKUP or pivot tables
🎯 Mention experience with accounts software packages as this is specifically required
🤝 Show credit control results with concrete metrics like 'Reduced debtor days from 45 to 32'
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- •Processed 200+ purchase invoices weekly using Excel and accounts software, maintaining 99.5% accuracy across supplier payments
- •Managed Sales Ledger for 150 active accounts, reducing average debtor days from 42 to 28 through proactive credit control
- •Supported month-end banking reconciliations for 4 company accounts, identifying and resolving discrepancies within 48 hours
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Kenton Black Finance's commitment to employee development makes this Accounts Assistant position particularly appealing, especially as I have strong Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger experience alongside Excel proficiency that directly matches your requirements.
My background in accounts functions has equipped me with the technical skills and attention to detail needed to excel in this role, whilst your mentoring approach would perfectly support my continued AAT studies.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›Walk me through your month-end Purchase Ledger process
- ›How do you handle supplier statement reconciliations when there are discrepancies?
- ›What Excel functions do you use most in accounts work?
- ›Describe your experience with credit control procedures
- ›How do you ensure accuracy when processing high volumes of invoices?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure to meet a deadline
- ›Describe a situation where your attention to detail prevented an error
- ›How do you prioritise tasks when managing multiple ledgers?
- ›Give an example of when you had to learn new accounting software quickly
- ›Tell me about a time you had to chase a difficult debtor
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work under pressure to meet a deadline
Describe a situation where your attention to detail prevented an error