Accounts Assistant

An all-round Accounts Assistant who's happy across both sales and purchase ledger and thrives in a busy, high-volume finance team — this one's for you. We're recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a well-established, growing business in the Thame area. It's a hands-on, varied role where you'll take real ownership of the day-to-day transactional finance — keeping supplier and customer accounts accurate, payments on time, and the numbers reconciled. You'll work closely with a supportive finance team in a company where good accounts people are genuinely valued. If you enjoy volume, variety and getting things right first time, you'll fit in well here. What you'll be doing
Managing both the sales and purchase ledger end to end
Processing high volumes of supplier invoices, matching to POs and resolving queries
Reconciling supplier statements and keeping high-volume supplier accounts up to date
Raising and allocating customer invoices, and chasing outstanding payments
Preparing supplier payment runs and posting bank transactions
Reconciling stock in and stock out and supporting inventory records
Producing spreadsheets and reports in Excel to support the wider finance team
Helping with month-end tasks and general accounts administrationWhat you'll bring
Solid experience across sales and purchase ledger in a busy finance function
Confident handling high-volume supplier accounts and reconciliations
Strong Excel skills (formulas, sorting, VLOOKUPs an advantage)
Experience with stock in/out or inventory reconciliation
Well-organised, accurate and comfortable working to deadlines
A proactive, team-focused approach and clear communication
AAT qualified or studying is welcome but not essential — experience matters mostWhat's on offer Up to £32,000 depending on experience, plus the variety of a genuinely all-round accounts role, a supportive team, and the chance to develop within a stable, growing business. Free on-site parking and a friendly, down-to-earth working environment. Ready for a busy, varied Accounts Assistant role? Apply today or get in touch for a confidential chat
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed