Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 29,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Annual bonus

25 days holiday

Pension scheme

Free parking

Team socials

Job summary

Robert Half, partnering with a small business in Oxford, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to own critical parts of the financial operation and support a growing, close-knit team.

You will handle customer accounts, payments, and reports across currencies, liaising with sales and marketing and contributing to wider projects.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts receivable, credit control or accounts assistant role.
• Confident working with multiple currencies and reconciling accounts.
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to proactively chase payments.
• Organised, accurate and comfortable managing a varied workload.
• Experience with Xero (or similar accounting software) is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Allocating customer payments accurately against invoices and reconciling bank accounts
• Preparing and importing bank statements into Xero
• Proactively chasing outstanding debts by phone and email, maintaining accurate records of collection activity
• Managing the accounts receivable inbox and resolving customer queries promptly and professionally
• Producing and reviewing the monthly Aged Debtors Report
• Maintaining and updating debt-tracking spreadsheets and reports
• Supporting the wider finance function with ad hoc projects and administration

Skills

Accounts receivable

Credit control

Multi-currency

Communication

Tools

Xero

Job description

Robert Half are delighted to be partnering with a small, ambitious and friendly business based in Oxford. They are looking for an Accounts Assistant to take ownership of an important part of the financial operation.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with finance experience who enjoys variety, likes working with people as well as numbers, and wants to play a genuinely meaningful role within a growing, close-knit business.

The Role

Reporting into the finance team, you will play a key role in ensuring customer accounts are accurately maintained and payments are received and allocated promptly. You'll be working with customers from around the world across multiple currencies, and the role goes well beyond routine accounts receivable. You'll also liaise with sales and marketing colleagues, resolve customer queries, produce reports, and get involved in wider business projects.

Key responsibilities

• Allocating customer payments accurately against invoices and reconciling bank accounts
• Preparing and importing bank statements into Xero
• Proactively chasing outstanding debts by phone and email, maintaining accurate records of collection activity
• Managing the accounts receivable inbox and resolving customer queries promptly and professionally
• Producing and reviewing the monthly Aged Debtors Report
• Maintaining and updating debt-tracking spreadsheets and reports
• Supporting the wider finance function with ad hoc projects and administration

About you

• Previous experience in an accounts receivable, credit control or accounts assistant role
• Confident working with multiple currencies and reconciling accounts
• Strong communication skills, with the confidence to proactively chase payments
• Organised, accurate and comfortable managing a varied workload
• Experience with Xero (or similar accounting software) is desirable but not essential

What's on offer

• Salary of up to £32,000, depending on experience
• Hybrid working - 3 days in the office, 2 days from home
• Discretionary annual bonus
• 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays, rising with service (up to 30 days)
• Early finish on Fridays
• Company pension scheme
• Quarterly team socials and Christmas party
• Free on-site parking
• The chance to join a small, fun team with genuine international reach

Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion.

Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply.

Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.