Senior Accounts Assistant in Peterborough

NXTGEN are supporting a high-performing, global business as they look to bring in a Senior Accounts Assistant for a 12-month FTC. If you enjoy being at the heart of a busy finance function, with a strong mix of transactional ownership and real exposure to month-end, this Senior Accounts Assistant role will give you exactly that. As Senior Accounts Assistant, you\’ll join a small, collaborative Head Office team where you\’ll take charge of day-to-day finance activity while also supporting the production of clean, accurate month-end numbers.

What you\’ll be involved in

• Processing supplier invoices, payments and managing AP queries efficiently
• Accurate supplier setup and maintenance of all records
• Full ownership of employee expenses and reimbursement cycles
• Completing bank reconciliations across several accounts
• Maintaining and updating fixed asset registers
• Preparing journals, accruals, prepayments and other core month-end entries
• Completing balance sheet reconciliations and contributing to a clean trial balance
• Supporting statutory data requirements, including VAT and ONS submissions
• Providing reliable financial information to internal stakeholders
• Identifying improvements in processes and ensuring strong control

If you\’re comfortable with high-volume transactional workloads and understand month-end routines and the trial balance inside out, this role will suit you perfectly. You\’ll step into a busy finance team where you\’re expected to deliver from day one, with the pace, ownership and responsibility that make a 12-month FTC exciting.

Salary offered is dependent on experience and qualifications.

Please note this is a 12 Month FTC so you will need to be able to start from the 5th of Jan 2026