At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our finance team and handle purchase ledger, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Company: Established finance team in Potters Bar with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: 24 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, and full training provided.
- Other info: Opportunity for career growth and exposure to various finance processes.
- Why this job: Gain hands-on experience in finance and develop your skills in a dynamic environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in finance preferred, but a willingness to learn is key.
The predicted salary is between 31500 - 38500 £ per year.
Accounts Assistant Office based – Potters Bar (Hertsmere) | Monday–Friday, 08:00–17:00 We're looking for an Accounts Assistant to join the finance team at our Potters Bar head office.
You'll work across the group's day-to-day finance — purchase ledger, reconciliations and weekly reporting — as part of a small, established team.
Our processes are well established, and full training is provided on our systems.
You won't need experience of every area of the role - we're just as interested in someone with a grounding in purchase ledger or transactional finance who is ready to broaden their remit - as we are in an experienced Accounts Assistant looking for a varied, hands-on position.
Key Responsibilities Working alongside the finance team, you'll cover a broad mix of transactional finance across the group: Purchase ledger — setting up suppliers and subcontractors, processing and coding invoices, resolving queries, and preparing the weekly payment runs for review and authorisation.
Weekly pay and bill — checking and reconciling the group's timesheet, invoice and payment data, and uploading invoices and self-bills into the finance system.
Reconciliations — bank, company car, fuel and insurance reconciliations, together with staff expenses.
Reporting — producing our regular weekly and monthly sales and finance reports, and providing information in response to ad-hoc queries.
Month-end support — checking ledgers, finalising reconciliations and escalating anything outstanding.
Accuracy and control — keeping accurate accounting records, making sure transactions are correctly coded, and querying anything that doesn't look right.
About You What we’re looking for: Ideally at least 2 years’ experience in a finance or accounts environment — for example as a purchase ledger clerk or accounts assistant.
A methodical and organised approach, with good attention to detail and accuracy.
Good working knowledge of Excel and Microsoft Office, and confidence handling large volumes of data.
Clear communication skills and the ability to work to weekly and month-end deadlines.
A willingness to learn, take ownership of your work, and question anything that doesn't look right.
Also useful, but not essential Experience in construction, recruitment or another high-volume, multi-company business.
Exposure to Dynamics 365 Business Central or Evolution M — training will be provided either way.
Study towards, or completion of, an accounting qualification such as AAT.
Working Arrangements Office based at our Potters Bar head office, Monday to Friday, 08:00–17:00.
Annual leave: 24 days + 8 bank holidays + 3 days Christmas shutdown.
Why join us?
This is a great opportunity to join an established finance team where you'll have the chance to build on your existing experience and develop a broader understanding of finance across the group.
You'll be joining a supportive team with established processes, varied responsibilities and full training on our systems.
If you're organised, accurate and looking for a role where you can take ownership and continue to develop, we'd love to hear from you.
Interested?
If this sounds like the right next step for you, apply now or get in touch to find out more.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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