Temporary Accounts Assistant

Join a Growing and Innovative Business

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a fast-paced and rapidly evolving organisation based in Bath. This is not your typical transactional finance position.
You will play a key role in supporting a busy finance function during a period of growth, transformation and increased commercial activity.

The successful candidate will gain exposure across multiple areas of finance, working closely with stakeholders across the business whilst helping improve processes and maintaining high levels of financial accuracy.

This is an ideal opportunity for somebody who enjoys variety, takes ownership of their workload and wants to make a genuine impact from day one.

Key Responsibilities

Purchase Ledger

• Processing high volumes of supplier invoices accurately and efficiently
• Managing supplier statement reconciliations
• Resolving invoice queries with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Preparing payment runs

Sales Ledger

• Raising and issuing customer invoices
• Allocating cash and reconciling customer accounts
• Assisting with credit control activities and aged debt reviews
• Investigating customer account discrepancies

Bank & Balance Sheet Reconciliations

• Daily bank reconciliations across multiple accounts
• Reconciling key balance sheet accounts
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies

Month-End Support

• Assisting with accruals and prepayments
• Supporting month-end close activities
• Maintaining accurate financial records
• Producing reports for senior finance staff

Systems & Process Improvement

• Working extensively on both Xero and Sage
• Supporting ongoing finance process improvements
• Assisting with data cleansing and reporting projects
• Identifying opportunities to improve efficiency and controls

What We Are Looking For

• Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Assistant Accountant role
• Strong working knowledge of Xero
• Previous experience using Sage
• Excellent reconciliation skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a busy environment
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables and data analysis
• Confident communicator with a proactive approach

Desirable Experience

• AAT qualification or studying towards AAT
• Experience supporting month-end processes
• Exposure to multi-entity or project-based accounting environments
• Experience improving finance processes and controls

What's In It For You?

• Hybrid working available following initial training
• Friendly and supportive finance team
• Exposure to a wide variety of finance activities
• Opportunity to influence and improve processes
• Potential contract extension depending on business requirements
• Immediate start available

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now. It would be great to hear about your experience and how you match up to the job description and key responsibilities.
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