Job Description
Accounts Assistant (6-Month FTC)
�� Kingham, Oxfordshire (Office-based, 5 days)
�� £30,000 – £35,000 per annum
�� Full-time, 40 hours per week
Macildowie are partnering with a unique and purpose-driven lifestyle group to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a 6-month fixed-term contract.
This organisation is a collective of consciously minded brands spanning retail, wellness, hospitality and sustainable living. With a strong commitment to environmental responsibility and community, they champion a slower, more thoughtful way of life—placing equal importance on people, planet, and purpose.
The Opportunity
This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional who thrives in a varied and hands-on role. You’ll play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of financial operations, particularly across accounts payable processes and wider finance support.
Working closely with both internal teams and an offshore AP function, you’ll act as a central point of contact, ensuring queries are resolved efficiently and financial processes run seamlessly.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as the primary liaison between the business and the offshore Accounts Payable team, ensuring timely resolution of invoice queries
- Support supplier onboarding, including new supplier setup and maintenance of supplier records on Sage
- Assist with complex supplier statement reconciliations
- Help reduce debit balances through accurate and timely invoice posting
- Produce daily, weekly, and monthly KPIs for AP performance
- Identify and support continuous improvements within AP processes
- Complete required returns for the Office for National Statistics and ensure Companies House compliance
- Support audit preparation and provide required financial documentation
- Produce weekly and monthly finance performance reports
- Administer DocuWare workflows to ensure efficient invoice approvals
- Assist with cashflow reporting and balance sheet reconciliations
- Provide ad hoc support across the wider finance function as required
About You
- Minimum 3 years’ experience within a finance function, with strong exposure to Accounts Payable
- Experience working in a multi-site environment (ideally retail or hospitality)
- A proactive problem solver with a continuous improvement mindset
- Comfortable managing both routine processes and ad hoc tasks
- Strong communication skills, confident working with finance and non-finance stakeholders
- Ideally AAT qualified or part-qualified (CIMA/ACCA)
- Experience with Sage 200 is advantageous
- Intermediate Excel skills
