Accounts Assistant | Rainham | Up to £40k pa FTE (£20k pro-rated) | 10am – 2pm Mon-Fri
One to One Personnel are seeking a highly motivated Accounts Assistant with a strong work ethic who thrives in a fast-paced and demanding environment. The role requires resilience, attention to detail and the ability to deliver high-quality work under pressure, particularly during busy month-end reporting periods. The successful candidate will join a friendly and dynamic, results-driven finance team where collaboration, accountability and meeting deadlines are essential.
Key Responsibilities
- Take full ownership of the purchase ledger function, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and timely processing of all transactions
- Ensure all supplier invoices are accurately coded and appropriately authorised
- Proactively ensure all costs are captured in the correct accounting period
- Perform regular supplier statement reconciliations, ensuring completeness and accuracy of ledger balances
- Act as the primary point of contact for supplier queries, resolving issues efficiently and professionally
- Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers to support smooth processing and timely query resolution
- Assist in the preparation and posting of accruals journals
- Support the maintenance of accruals schedules, ensuring completeness and accuracy
- Maintain intercompany reconciliation schedules across multiple entities
- Reconcile intercompany accounts, ensuring balances are accurate and aligned between business units
- Investigate and resolve discrepancies through proactive liaison with other business units
- Contribute to improving intercompany processes and controls as the role develops
- Liaise proactively with internal departments, particularly the administration team, to resolve purchase order and invoice queries
- Provide support to the wider finance team and assist with ad hoc tasks as required
What You’ll Need
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in an Accounts Assistant position
- Experience preparing month-end journals and balance sheet reconciliations.
- Purchase Ledger experience is essential.
- Experience using Sage 50 Accounts.
- Strong Excel and analytical skills.
- High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to work to tight month-end deadlines.
What’s In It For You?
- Monday to Friday 5 hours per day possibility to work from home
- Salary up to £40,000 depending on experience (Pro rata £20,000)
- 25 days + Bank Holidays (pro rata) (5 days to be saved for Christmas shutdown)
- Medical assistance – Vitality
- Pension scheme
- Team building days
- Onsite parking
- Team events
- Monthly office lunch
Please note that our client is an equal opportunities employer and committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. For more information, please contact Sophie Barnes.
