Accounts Assistant
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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Required Skills
- accounts
- purchase ledger
- AP
- P2P
- sales ledger
- AR
- admin