Accounts Assistant

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd; Pencaitland; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Career development

Free on sight parking

Training

Job summary

Able Bridge Recruitment Ltd are recruiting an Accounts Assistant on a six-month contract based in East Lothian, working closely with the Finance Manager.

Responsibilities include processing and issuing sales invoices, handling purchase invoices, liaising with suppliers, assisting with supplier payment runs and maintaining accurate financial records. The role requires a UK accounting background (minimum 3 years), immediate availability, and a driver’s licence with access to a vehicle.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of accounts experience in the UK.
• Immediate or short-notice availability.
• Driver’s licence and access to a vehicle are essential.
• Accounting qualification preferred, but qualified-by-experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Process and issue sales invoices to group companies.
• Process purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Liaise with procurement and suppliers to resolve invoice queries.
• Assist with supplier payment runs and ensure timely payments.
• Maintain accurate financial records and support day-to-day finance activities.

Skills

Team player

Immediate availability

UK work eligibility

Education

Accounting qualification

Job description

The Company

Able Bridge Recruitment are thrilled to be working with an independent business which is part of a widder international engineering conglomerate in the recruitment of an accountants assistant on a 6 month contract.

Benefits

• Generous pension
• Career development
• Free on sight parking
• Training

This vacancy, the result of a permanent employee being medically unwell, and will be office based in East Lothian for 6 months and will report into the finance manager.

The Responsibilities

• Processing and issuing sales invoices to group companies.
• Processing purchase invoices accurately and efficiently.
• Liaising with the procurement team and suppliers to resolve invoice queries
• Assisting with supplier payment runs and ensuring invoices are paid on time.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and supporting the day-to-day activities of the finance team.

The Requirements

We are looking for an experienced accounts assistant (minimum of 3 years of experienced based in the UK), who is available immediately or at short notice. Our client is based in a rural location so a driver’s licence and access to a vehicle is essential. Ideally candidates will have an accounting qualification, however candidates who are qualified by experience will be considered. Our client has a small and dedicated finance team and as such we are looking for individuals who are team players and who will roll their sleaves up in supporting the business in a widder context.

Our client does not hold a license to offer study support so will only consider applicants who are able to work unrestricted within the UK and who are based in the immediate vicinity.