Accounts Assistant

Trinity House Group; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

Trinity House Group in Birmingham is recruiting a Temporary Accounts Assistant to support a busy finance function during a period of transformation. The role covers cashbook, purchase ledger and sales invoicing in a hands-on, detail-focused team.

You will join a supportive team with a four-week induction, working a hybrid pattern with two office days per week and flexible start times. No formal accounting qualifications are required, and full training is provided.

Qualifications

• Strong common sense with attention to detail.
• Confident asking questions in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Experience as Accounts Assistant or similar is helpful but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Post cashbook transactions and update remittances.
• Enter purchase invoices onto the purchase day book.
• Raise sales invoices and support the online jobs board.
• Raise purchase orders on request from the operations team.
• Manage payments on account and match to invoices.
• Check and reconcile your own work to keep ledgers accurate.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ask questions

Fast-paced environment

Education

No formal accounting qualifications required

Tools

Sage 50

Job description

• 6 month temp with potential to go permanent
• Hybrid working with flexible hours
• Full training given, common sense and attention to detail valued over qualificat

Accounts Assistant Temporary, Hybrid Midlands
Location: Birmingham hybrid
Contract: Temporary, minimum six months, potential to go permanent
Pay rate: £140 Per Day
Hours: Full time
Start: Mid October 2026

Trinity House Group are recruiting a Temporary Accounts Assistant for a well established organisation in Birmingham whose finance function is in the middle of an exciting period of transformation. This is a hands on transactional finance role covering cashbook, purchase ledger and sales invoicing, ideal for someone who is switched on, detail focused and ready to get stuck in quickly.

About the role

The business has grown significantly over many years and its finance team is now simplifying processes and preparing to move onto new CRM and finance systems. You will join a supportive team, with a structured four week induction, and help clear processing volume so the wider team can focus on improvement. This is an initial six month temporary assignment with genuine potential to become permanent as the new structure takes shape.

Key responsibilities

• Posting cashbook transactions and updating remittances.
• Entering purchase invoices onto the purchase day book.
• Raising sales invoices and supporting the online jobs board.
• Raising purchase orders on request from the operations team.
• Managing payments on account and matching to invoices.
• Checking and reconciling your own work to keep the ledgers accurate.

What we are looking for

• Strong common sense, a logical mindset and excellent attention to detail.
• Someone who is confident asking questions and comfortable in a fast paced, changing environment.
• Experience as an Accounts Assistant, Purchase Ledger Clerk, Finance Assistant or similar is helpful, but not essential if you learn quickly.
• Sage 50 experience is a bonus. Full training is provided.
• No formal accounting qualifications required.

Why apply

• Flexible hybrid working, settling to two days a week in the office.
• Flexible start and finish times, with part time hours considered (great for school hours).
• Temp to perm potential in a finance team that is modernising.
• Quick process: short call followed by a paid trial session, with starts from mid October.

Trinity House Group