Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Prestonpans; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

Career development

Free on sight parking

Training

Job summary

Able Bridge Recruitment is assisting an independent business in East Lothian to recruit an Accounts Assistant on a 6-month contract. The role supports the finance team, processes invoices, and liaises with suppliers to resolve queries.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of UK accounting experience, a driving licence with access to a vehicle, and can start immediately or on short notice. The role is office-based in a rural location.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years of experienced based in the UK.
• Driver's licence and access to a vehicle is essential.
• Available immediately or at short notice.
• Must be able to work unrestricted within the UK and be based in the immediate vicinity.

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.

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 include

• 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

The purpose of this role is to be accountable for the smooth and efficient running of the transactional elements of the accounting function. You will be responsible for liaising with internal stakeholders as well as dealing with suppliers in resolving queries.

• 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.