An exciting opportunity has arisen for an organised and proactive Accounts Assistant to join a successful and established business within a fast-paced commercial environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous finance experience who enjoys working with numbers, building relationships and taking ownership of their workload.

The role will have a slight focus on Accounts Receivable, with responsibility for maintaining accurate customer accounts, allocating payments, monitoring outstanding balances and following up on overdue invoices. You'll liaise with customers to resolve queries, investigate discrepancies and ensure payments are received in a timely manner, while also supporting wider finance duties such as invoice processing, account reconciliations and maintaining accurate financial records.

Working closely with colleagues across the business, you'll play an important role in keeping financial processes running smoothly and supporting the wider finance team. This is a varied, hands-on position suited to someone who is detail-oriented, confident communicating with customers and keen to continue developing their skills across both sales' ledger and general accounts.

Skills Required

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Accounts Receivable, Sales Ledger or Credit Control role.
• Confident communicating with customers and internal stakeholders to resolve queries and chase payments professionally.
• Good understanding of customer account management, payment allocation and outstanding debt.
• Good organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadline and comfortable working in a fully office-based environment.
• Competent using Microsoft Excel and finance systems.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving, with the confidence to work independently and as part of a team.

What You Will Receive

• A fantastic opportunity to grow your finance career, gaining valuable experience across Accounts Receivable, Credit Control and wider finance operations.
• A varied and hands-on role, giving you real ownership of customer accounts and the chance to make a tangible impact on cash flow.
• The opportunity to build strong commercial relationships, working closely with customers and colleagues across the business.
• Valuable opportunities to develop your skills, broaden your financial knowledge and strengthen your experience within a busy finance function.
• A collaborative working environment, where you can learn from experienced colleagues and contribute your own ideas.
• The chance to join an established and successful business, becoming a valued member of the finance team.

Summary

If you're an enthusiastic finance professional looking for your next step, this could be an excellent opportunity to develop your career within a varied Accounts Assistant position.

We're keen to hear from candidates who are organised, commercially minded and confident managing customer accounts, resolving queries and helping keep the numbers moving in the right direction.