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Accounts Assistant

Published 01 December 2025
£15 - £16 per hour
Lutterworth, Leicestershire
Temporary
Job Starts: 1st December 2025
Accountancy & Finance

Job Description

Accounts Assistant | Temp 12 month + | Up To £15ph | Lutterworth

Macildowie Recruitment are supporting a leading business within the building materials and trade supplies industry to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant for a 12-month maternity cover based in Lutterworth. This is a great opportunity to join a busy, supportive finance team in a varied all-round role with a strong focus on Accounts Receivable.

Role Details:

  • Temporary Accounts Assistant
  • Location: Lutterworth
  • Contract: 12-month Interim (Maternity Cover)
  • Salary: Up to £15ph

The Role Includes:

  • End-to-end Accounts Receivable: raising invoices, allocating payments, resolving customer queries
  • Supporting Accounts Payable with invoice processing and supplier statement reconciliations
  • Bank reconciliations and balance sheet reconciliations
  • Preparing and processing payment runs
  • General finance administration and support to the wider team
  • Ad-hoc tasks to assist with smooth month-end processes

About You:

  • Strong experience in an all-round Accounts Assistant role
  • Confident with AR processes and managing customer accounts
  • Good understanding of AP activities
  • High attention to detail and strong organisational skills
  • Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
  • Confident using finance systems and Excel

Why Apply?
You'll step into a key role within a well-known industry leader, taking full ownership of core transactional tasks while supporting the wider finance function during a maternity cover period.

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Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.com.

Required Skills

  • accounts
  • purchase ledger
  • AP
  • P2P
  • sales ledger
  • AR
  • admin


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