Accounts Assistant - Reading

Confidential; England; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Orka Financial is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a two-to-three-month temporary assignment in Reading. This full-time role pays £17-£20.50 per hour and offers hybrid working, with three days on site and two days from home each week. An immediate start is preferred.

You will join a busy finance team and provide practical support across both purchase and sales ledger activity. This is a hands-on assignment for someone who can take ownership of transactional work, maintain accurate records

Qualifications

• Previous Accounts Assistant experience across purchase and sales ledger.
• Strong hands-on bank reconciliation experience.
• Confident using accounting systems and Excel.
• Accurate, organised and comfortable managing competing deadlines.
• Experience with French accounts would be useful but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and reconcile supplier statements.
• Resolve invoice and ledger queries.
• Prepare sales invoices and allocate customer receipts.
• Follow up outstanding payments.
• Complete bank reconciliations and investigate differences.
• Support accounts payable and receivable work, including activity connected with French accounts.

Skills

Accounts background

Attention to detail

Organised

Communication

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

Job description

Orka Financial is recruiting an Accounts Assistant for a two-to-three-month temporary assignment in Reading. This full-time role pays £17-£20.50 per hour and offers hybrid working, with three days on site and two days from home each week. An immediate start is preferred.

The opportunity

You will join a busy finance team and provide practical support across both purchase and sales ledger activity. This is a hands-on assignment for someone who can take ownership of transactional work, maintain accurate records and investigate discrepancies confidently.

Key responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and reconcile supplier statements.
• Resolve invoice and ledger queries.
• Prepare sales invoices and allocate customer receipts.
• Follow up outstanding payments.
• Complete bank reconciliations and investigate differences.
• Support accounts payable and receivable work, including activity connected with French accounts.

About you

• Previous Accounts Assistant experience across purchase and sales ledger.
• Strong hands-on bank reconciliation experience.
• Confident using accounting systems and Excel.
• Accurate, organised and comfortable managing competing deadlines.
• Experience with French accounts would be useful but is not essential.