New Job Opening: Accounts Assistant (Maternity Cover) in Head Office

We’re looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our Finance team based Takeley, Essex

This is a hands-on accounting role covering purchase ledger, supplier payments, reconciliations and month-end support, so we’re looking for someone with a genuine accounting background who is qualified, part-qualified or actively studying towards a recognised accountancy qualification such as CIMA or ACCA.

What you’ll be doing

• Processing purchase invoices and managing supplier approvals


• Setting up new suppliers and dealing with supplier queries


• Processing supplier payments


• Managing purchase requests and issuing purchase orders


• Carrying out Accounts Payable reconciliations


• Supporting customer management and sales analysis


• Processing month-end accruals and prepayments


• Supporting the wider Finance team when required

What we’re looking for

You’ll ideally have 1–3 years’ experience within an accounts or finance function and:

• Be qualified, part-qualified or studying towards CIMA, ACCA or another recognised accountancy qualification


• Have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel


• Understand general accounting procedures


• Be comfortable working with purchase ledgers, reconciliations and month-end processes


• Have strong attention to detail and be confident working with financial data


• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics NAV would be advantageous, but isn’t essential

Location & Hours

Takeley, Essex

Monday–Thursday: 08:30–17:00
Friday: 08:30–14:30

If you’re building your career in accountancy and looking for a varied role within the aviation industry, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today or get in touch to find out more.