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

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