Accounts Assistant

AccountAbility Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

AccountAbility Recruitment is helping a friendly client source an Accounts Support on a temporary basis. The role offers 8–16 hours per week over the next 3 months, with flexible scheduling. You will support the FD with general accounts duties using Xero, including purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, VAT returns, and data collation for reports.

Immediate availability is preferred for a busy period; ideal for someone seeking hands-on exposure in a small finance team in England.

Qualifications

• Experience with purchase ledger and payment runs.
• Experience with bank reconciliations.
• VAT returns experience or exposure.
• Familiarity with Xero accounting software.
• Ability to collate data for reports for the FD.

Responsibilities

• Handle purchase ledger and payment runs.
• Carry out bank reconciliations.
• Prepare VAT returns.
• Collate accounts data for the FD to run reports.
• Provide general accounts administration support.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Bank reconciliations

VAT returns

Accounts administration

Data collation for reports

Tools

Xero

Job description

We're working with a friendly company who are looking for some extra accounts support over the next 3 months to assist with a busy period. The successful candidate will be working 8-16 hours per week (the company can be flexible about how these are spread), assisting the FD with general accounts duties such as:

• Purchase ledger & payment runs
• Bank reconciliations
• VAT returns
• Collating accounts data for FD to run reports
• General accounts administration

The company uses Xero software, so previous experience of this would be essential. Ideally, you will be available immediately or at short notice.