Accounts Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,000 to £29,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 February 2026 |
| Location: | Shrewsbury, Shropshire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Prince Personnel |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BLB26820 |
Summary
Accounts Assistant
Shrewsbury
Permanent
Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm
Salary - £26,000 - £29,000 per annum
We are recruiting for a well-established business based in Shrewsbury. The successful candidate will join a team of Accounts Assistants managing their own portfolio of clients.
You will be responsible for:
• Maintain sales ledger.
• Monitoring of aged debtors.
• Maintain purchase ledger.
• Processing of invoices.
• Preparing BACS payment.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Prepare monthly management reports.
• Cash flow analysis.
• Prepare annual accounts information for review.
Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will be AAT qualified or studying towards qualification but this isn’t essential if you have experience working in a similar role. You will ideally have a good understanding of VAT. You will need good communication skills, both written and verbal and be a competent IT user, to include Excel, Word, Outlook etc.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: BLB26820
Shrewsbury
Permanent
Monday to Friday 9:00am - 5:30pm
Salary - £26,000 - £29,000 per annum
We are recruiting for a well-established business based in Shrewsbury. The successful candidate will join a team of Accounts Assistants managing their own portfolio of clients.
You will be responsible for:
• Maintain sales ledger.
• Monitoring of aged debtors.
• Maintain purchase ledger.
• Processing of invoices.
• Preparing BACS payment.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Prepare monthly management reports.
• Cash flow analysis.
• Prepare annual accounts information for review.
Skills and Experience
The ideal candidate will be AAT qualified or studying towards qualification but this isn’t essential if you have experience working in a similar role. You will ideally have a good understanding of VAT. You will need good communication skills, both written and verbal and be a competent IT user, to include Excel, Word, Outlook etc.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
About Us
Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.
Reference: BLB26820