Accounts Assistant

Lancer Scott; Bristol; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Lancer Scott in Bristol is seeking a diligent graduate or school leaver to begin a career in accountancy within a thriving SME.

You will learn core financial activities, assist with day-to-day transactions, month-end tasks, and work closely with the finance team to support accurate reporting and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Well developed time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks.
• Strong numerical ability and genuine interest in an accountancy career.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Outlook; confidence to learn new systems.
• Good attention to detail and highly organised workload management.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills; collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Assist with day-to-day financial transactions and record-keeping.
• Process invoices and expense claims, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with month-end processes, reconciling accounts and producing reports.
• Contribute to financial process improvements and automation testing.
• Attend monthly finance team meetings to share ideas and best practice.
• Communicate with Account Managers to resolve queries and approve invoices.
• Liaise with suppliers, request statements and analyse data for discrepancies.
• Set up and onboard new suppliers with FD approval.

Skills

Time management

Numerical ability

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

Why work for us?

Established in 1998 Lancer Scott offers renowned high-quality construction projects and facilities management services, often competing and winning work from our much larger competitors. We are based in the heart of Bristol and have enjoyed significant success, particularly in the last 4 years with turnover increasing from £56 million in 2020 to £125 million in 2025.

To ensure our business remains fully supported we are investing into our people strategy and infrastructure to give our employees the tools to perform to the best of their ability. If you would like to join a rapidly expanding business that can offer up good opportunities for career development and professional personal growth,

What are we looking for?

This role will either suit a graduate or school leaver with a genuine interest in pursuing a career in accountancy, working for a thriving SME where you will learn about how a business runs and operates and the core financial activities that support that. We are happy to support further study in either AAT or ACCA and this can be discussed at interview stage.

What will my core responsibilities be?

• Assist with day-to-day financial transactions and record-keeping.
• Process invoices and expense claims, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Assist with the month end process, reconciling accounts, producing reports and financial statements.
• Contribute to financial process improvement initiatives, testing new automation workflows and provide feedback and suggestions for further improvements.
• Attend monthly meetings with the whole finance team to share ideas and best practice around core activities.
• Communicate with Account Managers to resolve queries and approve invoices for payment.
• Liaise with suppliers, requesting copy statements and analyse the data to identity discrepancies.
• Set up and onboard new suppliers ensuring all the correct information is gathered and approval agreed with the FD.

What skills and experience do I need to be successful in this role?

• Well developed time management skills with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• High level of numerical ability and a genuine interest in an Accountancy career.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite particularly Excel and Outlook, and confidence to learn new systems
• Good attention to detail and a highly organised approach to workload management.
• A professional communication style, both written and verbal.
• A collaborative approach to contribute to team success.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates.