Graduate Accounts Assistant
| Posting date: | 26 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,000.0 to £28,000.0 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Up to £28k DOE |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 December 2025 |
| Location: | Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 4ER |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4750137_1764152264 |
Summary
Your new company
Hays are delighted to be partnering with an Investment Management company who are looking to bring on a Graduate Accounts Assistant and offer study support to help progress their career. This is a growing business with plans already in place next year to bring further projects and headcount on-board. They are open to Graduate Qualification - it is not essential to be in Finance, but you must have a real desire to get into Finance.
Your new role
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a motivated and adaptable Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant to join a busy finance team in Leeds. The role offers great variety, full training, and exposure to a wide range of finance processes - perfect for someone looking to develop their career in a supportive and fast-paced environment.
- AP: Maintenance of Purchase Ledger, Payment of Invoices, Managing relationships with suppliers
- AR: Issuing invoices to customers, Maintenance of Sales Ledger, Credit Control in relation to customer payments.
- Cash, Debt & Treasury: Maintenance of Cash Books, Managing Treasury deposits, Processing interest and capital loan repayments
- Company Secreterial: Minute taking, processing company's house documents
- Management Accounting: Incorporation of Purchase Ledgers, Sales Ledgers, Cash Books & Loan Schedules into ETB's, Uploading accounting data, Accruals & Prepayments and other journals
- Ad-hoc duties: Preparation and submission of quarterly VAT and CIS submissions, Liaising with Auditors, other ad-hoc duties
What you'll need to succeed :
- Has strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills.
- Can prioritise effectively and handle multiple tasks at once.
- Confident communicator who can build relationships across the business.
- Adapts well to different working styles and environments
- Has to be ambitious and looking to study further equals (ACCA / CIMA)
What you'll get in return
- Salary: £25,000 - £28,000 (depending on experience)
- Hybrid working: (3 days in office / 2 from home)
- Comprehensive training and support from an experienced team
- Study support for professional qualifications
- Private medical healthcare with wellness incentives
- Pension scheme (employee 4%, employer 5%)
- Death in service cover (4x salary)
- Income protection and wellbeing support app (virtual GP, nutritionist, legal/financial advice, etc.)
- Cycle to work and electric car schemes
- 26 days annual leave + bank holidays (rising with service)
What you need to do now
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