Temporary Finance Assistant – Accounts Receivable & Accounts Payable for 32 hours per week

Location: Chippenham (Hybrid working)
Contract: Temporary – 1 month
Reporting to: Finance Controller
Salary: Competitive hourly rate (dependent on experience)

About the Company

Our client is a well-established and professional organisation with a strong reputation for operational excellence and collaborative working. With a busy finance function and a supportive team culture, they are seeking short-term support to ensure the smooth running of their day-to-day finance operations during a period of increased workload.

The Role

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Temporary Finance Assistant to support both Accounts Receivable (AR) and Accounts Payable (AP). This is a hands-on role ideal for someone who enjoys working across the full transactional finance cycle and can hit the ground running in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable (AR):

• Raising and processing customer invoices accurately and on time
• Monitoring outstanding balances and following up overdue invoices
• Allocating incoming payments and reconciling customer accounts
• Resolving billing queries and discrepancies with internal teams and customers
• Preparing aged debtor reports and supporting credit control activities

Accounts Payable (AP):

• Processing supplier invoices with accurate coding and appropriate approvals
• Matching purchase orders, invoices and delivery notes
• Preparing and processing payment runs (BACS/cheque)
• Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies
• Managing supplier queries and maintaining strong working relationships

General Finance Support:

• Assisting with bank reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate financial records and filing systems
• Supporting month-end processes, including accruals and prepayments
• Ensuring compliance with internal financial controls and procedures
• Providing ad hoc finance support as required

About You

Essential experience and skills:

• Previous experience in a finance role covering both AR and AP
• Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
• Working knowledge of accounting systems (e.g. Sage, Xero, SAP or similar)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills

Personal attributes:

• Reliable, adaptable and flexible in approach
• Comfortable working independently as well as part of a team
• Proactive problem-solver with a positive attitude

What’s on Offer

• Competitive hourly rate
• Immediate start opportunity

If you are an experienced Finance Assistant available at short notice and looking for a temporary assignment, we would love to hear from you.