Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Ross-on-Wye; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join a busy finance team on a 6-month fixed-term contract in Ross-on-Wye. The role supports Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cashbook reconciliations and credit control while driving process improvements across the finance function.

Hybrid working arrangement: 2 days per week from home once established, with responsibility for resolving supplier queries, maintaining records and assisting with month-end reporting.

Qualifications

• Experience in an accounts payable or finance assistant role.
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Confident communicator with stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working with financial systems and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier invoices and payments
• Reconciling supplier accounts and resolving queries
• Managing daily bank reconciliations and cashbook activities
• Supporting credit control and debt collection processes
• Maintaining accurate customer and supplier records
• Assisting with month-end activities and financial reporting
• Identifying and supporting finance process improvements

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Stakeholder management

Excel

Financial systems

Proactive mindset

Job description

Accounts Assistant (6-Month FTC)
Salary: Up to £28k FTE
Location: Ross-on-Wye (hybrid, 2 days per week from home once established)

We're looking for an Accounts Assistant who can hit the ground running in a busy finance team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. This is a varied role supporting Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, cashbook reconciliations and credit control, while helping drive process improvements across the finance function.

Key responsibilities:

• - Processing supplier invoices and payments
• - Reconciling supplier accounts and resolving queries
• - Managing daily bank reconciliations and cashbook activities
• - Supporting credit control and debt collection processes
• - Maintaining accurate customer and supplier records
• - Assisting with month-end activities and financial reporting
• - Identifying and supporting finance process improvements

About you:

• - Previous experience in an accounts payable or finance assistant role
• - Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• - Confident communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills
• - Comfortable working with financial systems and Excel
• - Proactive approach with a continuous improvement mindset