Accounting Technician - 12 Months Fixed Term

Career Choices Dewis Gyrfa Ltd; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading property group to recruit an Accounting Technician for their Cheltenham, Gloucestershire office. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract providing financial support, including payments, recharges, intercompany, purchase ledger and payroll responsibilities.

You will ensure accurate processing of transactions, maintain effective communication with operational teams, and support month-end reconciliations within a close-knit finance function.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchase ledger and bank reconciliations.
• Familiar with payroll processing and VAT handling.
• Experience with Xero and multi‑company transactions is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Process payments, recharges, and intercompany transactions with VAT accuracy.
• Enter invoices, match to purchase orders, and reconcile intercompany balances.
• Support month‑end, payroll, and provide payroll data entry/reconciliations.
• Assist with process improvements within the accounting team.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Bank reconciliations

Payroll processing

Excel

Intercompany transactions

VAT treatment

Tools

Xero

Job description

Employer:

Hays Specialist Recruitment

Location:

Pay:

£30,000 to £33,000 per year,

Contract Type:

Contract

Hours:

Full time

Disability Confident:

No

Closing Date:

31/10/2026

About this job

Your new company Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with a leading, established and growing property group to recruit a dynamic & experienced Accounting Technician for their Cheltenham, Gloucestershire office.

A 12-month fixed-term contract within a varied role providing financial support to the accounting function, you will ensure accurate processing of transactions including payments, recharges, intercompany, purchase ledger, payroll, along with maintaining effective communication with operational teams to ensure timely financial information.

The position can offer a split of remote/office hybrid working and the opportunity to really add value to a close-knit finance function.

Your new role Your key duties will include processing payments in accordance with contractual requirements, managing finance transactions across multiple contract services, resolving payment queries along with performing bank reconciliations and investigating unreconciled items and variances.

You will support the month-end reconciliation processes, calculate/process recharge transactions, assist with the review of recharge balances and work closely with operational managers to identify recoverable costs.

You will enter purchase invoices into the accounting system, match invoices to purchase orders, process intercompany transactions with accurate VAT treatment, reconcile intercompany balances and provide holiday cover for payroll processes including payroll data entry and payroll reconciliations.

You will support the Head of Finance and accounting team with process improvement projects and ad-hoc financial administration duties.

What you'll need to succeed To be considered for this hands‑on & varied Accounting Technician position, you will have previous experience in a similar role, a strong understanding of purchase ledger, bank reconciliations and general accounting procedures.

You will be used to processing high volumes of financial transactions, have a strong attention to detail, used to managing workloads to meet deadlines, with key communication skills to build both internal and external relationships.

You will be adaptable to business needs, comfortable using your own initiative while being a team player.

You will have key MS Excel skills and be trained in a range of financial systems.

Experience within the property or housing sectors, multi-company or group structure environments, Xero systems experience and payroll processing knowledge would be advantageous but not essential.

What you'll get in return This varied Accounting Technician role offers a salary between £30,000 - £33,000 per annum, dependable on experience, on a 12-month fixed‑term contract, based in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

A full-time position that can offer remote/office hybrid working if required, working within a close-knit accounting team.

An opportunity to really add value to a growing and successful property group reporting within a hands‑on finance position.

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