Accounts assistant

The Accounts Assistant will be responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records. This includes recording transactions such as sales, purchases, and expenses in accounting software or ledgers.

The Accounts Assistant will assist the finance team in the efficient running of the purchase ledger function and undertake a range of routine, day to day tasks as required.

Main Tasks

• Daily inputting of purchase invoices onto the Xero accounting system.
• Carry out claiming of sales invoices on supplier portals.
• Assist the finance team in working with internal staff to identify invoicing information errors.
• Assist the finance team with credit control to ensure debtor days are within target.
• Undertake any routine, day to day tasks that are required by the Finance function.
• Generate customer statements on a monthly basis and answer queries from customers/internal colleagues in relation to these.
• Month end tasks.
• Monitor the Invoice bounce back report and liaise with the relevant teams to update incorrect information.
• Re-send sales invoices on the request of the business.
• Assist the finance team with Aged Receivables report.
• Monitor the finance inbox and respond and redirect where appropriate.

Company Compliance

• Undertake training as requested by the Company.
• Adhere to and promote the Company’s policies, including Health and Safety and Equality and Diversity.
• Always adhere to confidentiality and security of information in line with the Data Protection Act and company protocols.
• Carry out any other duties as reasonably requested from time to time.
• Provide cover for colleagues.
• Travel to training or meetings in England and Wales

Key Skills

• Substantial experience of processing purchase and sales ledger invoices and claims.
• Substantial experience of credit control and sending statements to customers.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Good IT skills including the use of Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent self-management skills to work independently and as part of a team, using own initiative and being flexible and adaptable.
• Experience in working on cloud-based accounting software - Xero (desirable).
• Attention to detail.
• Driven and motivated attitude.

Benefits

Monday to Friday (8.30am - 5pm) – home based role

Basic Salary of £25,000 - £27,500 (DOE/DOQ)

25 days holidays plus Bank Hols

Pension

Death in Service Benefit

Position to start in January 2026.