Accounts Assistant

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Exeter; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free on-site parking

4-month contract

On-site role in Exeter

Collaborative finance team

Job summary

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd in Exeter is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our finance team on an initial 4‑month contract with potential for extension. You will support day‑to‑day accounting tasks across multiple projects UK‑wide, ensuring accurate ledgers and timely supplier payments.

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will handle purchase and sales ledgers, bank reconciliations, month‑end duties, and ad‑hoc finance tasks in a busy on‑site environment with a collaborative team.

Qualifications

• In-house accounts roles such as Accounts Assistant or Finance Administrator.
• Strong purchase and sales ledger experience.
• Good Excel skills and familiarity with finance systems.

Responsibilities

• Process high volumes of purchase invoices and match to POs.
• Reconcile supplier statements and resolve invoice discrepancies.
• Prepare weekly supplier payments and raise sales invoices.
• Allocate customer payments and maintain sales ledgers.
• Support credit control, chase outstanding debt, and perform bank reconciliations.
• Assist with month-end duties including accruals/prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Process expenses and timesheets; support project costing and ad-hoc finance tasks.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Excel

Finance systems

Job description

A growing engineering business based in Exeter is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on an initial 4-month contract, with the potential for extension.

This is a busy, fast-paced environment supporting multiple projects across the UK and would suit someone who enjoys working as part of a collaborative finance function.

Your new role

Reporting to the Finance Manager, you will provide essential support across the finance department, ensuring the smooth running of day-to-day accounting operations. Responsibilities will include:

• Processing high volumes of purchase invoices and matching to purchase orders
• Supplier statement reconciliations and resolving invoice discrepancies
• Preparing and assisting with weekly supplier payment runs
• Raising sales invoices and credit notes
• Allocating customer payments and maintaining accurate sales ledger records
• Supporting credit control activities and chasing outstanding debt
• Performing daily bank reconciliations and cash postings
• Assisting with month-end duties, including accruals, prepayments and balance sheet reconciliations
• Processing employee expenses and timesheets
• Supporting project costing and financial administration
• Maintaining accurate financial records and assisting with ad-hoc finance tasks as required

What you'll need to succeed

You will have previous experience working within an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant or Accounts Administrator position. Strong purchase ledger and sales ledger experience is essential, alongside good Excel skills and experience using finance systems.

You will be organised, detail-oriented and able to work effectively in a busy team environment. Experience within engineering, manufacturing or project-based businesses would be advantageous.

What you'll get in return

• Initial 4-month contract with potential for extension
• Full-time on-site role in Exeter
• Free on-site parking
• Opportunity to join a well-established and growing engineering business
• Supportive and collaborative finance team