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