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 52268LA INDPAYN The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position