Accounts Assistant - 12 month maternity cover

Our Client is looking looking for an organised and proactive Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on a 12-month maternity cover contract. The role will provide support across both sales and purchase ledger, credit control and general finance administration. The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring invoices, payments, reconciliations and customer accounts are accurately maintained, whilst working closely with the Accounts Manager and wider operational team. This is a varied role which would suit someone with previous accounts experience who is comfortable working independently, managing their own workload and communicating confidently with customers and suppliers. Credit Control Sales Ledger - Monitor and manage aged debtor accounts, specifically Maintenance and Small Repairs, chasing outstanding balances by email and telephone. Run regular aged-debtors reports and monitor outstanding customer balances. Attend aged-debtors meetings with the Operations Manager and provide updates on outstanding accounts. Monitor the credit-control folder and deal with customer queries promptly. Run 60+ day credits and send these to the Accounts Manager for review. Investigate and resolve customer account queries where required.