Accounts Assistant Temporary

Are you immediately available and looking for a temporary finance role where you can hit the ground running? This short-term Accounts Assistant opportunity offers flexible hybrid working and a supportive team environment – ideal for someone who’s confident managing an inbox and processing payments with accuracy and efficiency.
This temporary role will run for a few weeks initially, with the possibility of extension. You’ll play a key part in keeping the day-to-day finance function ticking over smoothly during a busy period.

The essentials - you’ll be the go-to person for three key tasks:

• Managing the general finance inbox, which receives around 5 emails per hour
• Processing accounts payable invoices
• Running BACS payments

In addition, you’ll support with:

• Daily payments and cashier duties (approx. 20% of your time)
• Bank reconciliations (20–30%)
• General ledger reconciliations
• Sales ledger and purchase ledger tasks
• Ad hoc finance tasks, including support with credit control

What you will need:

• Immediate availability to start
• Previous experience in a similar role, such as Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant / Accountant / Finance Officer / Bookkeeper / Assistant Accountant. Ideally within an SME.
• A solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping
• Strong Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs, Pivot Tables and SUMIFs
• To be someone who takes ownership of their work and is detail-focused

What you will get:

• Hybrid working – 3 days in the office, 2 from home
• Flexible hours with a core hours arrangement (10am-3pm)
• Company events including a summer BBQ
• 22 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Free, onsite parking

If you would like to find out more about this role, please apply with your CV or LinkedIn PDF. We look forward to hearing from you!

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