Accounts Assistant (6 Month FTC) - Flexible Hours + Pension

Confidential; Preston; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days annual leave and holidays

Flexible hours (part-time options)

Pension

Staff discounts

Free on-site parking

Team events

Job summary

Confidential in Preston is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role covers purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, invoicing, and cash allocation within a supportive finance team.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of accounts experience, strong communication, and excellent organisational skills. Part-time hours are considered and a competitive salary is offered.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years' experience in a similar role.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational and time-keeping skills.
• High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role.
• Good IT and MS Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Full ownership of the purchase ledger.
• End-to-end responsibility across sales ledger and credit control.
• Raising sales invoices and accurately distributing.
• Proactively chasing overdue accounts for payment.
• Allocating cash onto the system.
• Internal liaison regarding overdue debtors and queries.
• Matching and coding of purchase invoices.
• Payment runs.
• Supplier statement recs.
• Processing employee expenses and company credit cards.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Ensure adherence to internal policies and controls.
• Sickness and leave cover across the team.
• Ad-hoc duties as and when required.

Skills

Accounts experience

Communication

Organisation

Attention to detail

MS Excel

Job description

Confidential in Preston is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a 6-month fixed-term contract. The role covers purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, invoicing, and cash allocation within a supportive finance team.

Candidates should have at least 2 years of accounts experience, strong communication, and excellent organisational skills. Part-time hours are considered and a competitive salary is offered.