Accounts Assistant ( 6 Months)

Commercial Recruitment; Alwalton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Commercial Recruitment in Peterborough is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a 6-month initial contract. The role is fully office-based at 100% in Peterborough, with standard Monday–Friday hours and a focus on transactional finance tasks.

You will support the Accounts Officer and the finance team during a period of growth and system migration. Key duties include processing invoices, bank reconciliations, month-end support, and handling payment queries, while leveraging Sage, Xero and Excel.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in an accounts/finance role.
• Experience with Sage and Xero is highly advantageous, especially during migrations.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile purchase and sales ledger invoices.
• Manage daily bank reconciliations and assist with payment runs.
• Assist with month-end routines and reporting.
• Handle supplier and client payment queries promptly.
• Support credit control and debt recovery activities.
• Data clean-up and transition work during system migration.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numeracy

Communication skills

Tools

Sage 50

Sage Business Cloud

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Peterborough (100% Office-Based)

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:45 AM - 5:15 PM

Contract: Full-Time, 6 months initial contract.

A leading and rapidly expanding Private Medical Insurance provider is seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Accounts Assistant to join the finance team. Reporting directly to the Accounts Officer, you will play a hands-on role in daily financial operations during an exciting period of growth and digital transformation.

Key Responsibilities

• Process and reconcile purchase and sales ledger invoices.
• Manage daily bank reconciliations and assist with payment runs.
• Assist the Accounts Officer with month-end routines and reporting.
• Handle supplier and client payment queries professionally and promptly.
• Support credit control and debt recovery activities.
• Play an active role in data clean-up and transition work as the finance function migrates systems.

Candidate Requirements

• Solid hands-on experience in a similar accounts assistant or finance role.
• Sage and Xero proficiency: Practical experience using Sage 50 / Sage Business Cloud and Xero is highly advantageous, particularly if you have participated in a software migration.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, basic financial modeling).
• Strong numeracy, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to liaise with internal teams and external providers.
• Prior experience within insurance, healthcare, or regulated financial services is beneficial, though not required