Accounts and Payroll Assistant

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.