Accounts & Finance Specialist 6 months

Commercial Recruitment; Peterborough; Vor Ort; GBP 26.000 - 32.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Commercial Recruitment is supporting a Private Medical Insurance provider in Peterborough to hire an Accounts & Finance Specialist. The role is office-based, Mon-Fri, and focuses on day-to-day financial operations during a period of growth and system migration.

The successful candidate will reconcile ledgers, manage payments, assist with month-end reporting, and support credit control and data transition activities. The position offers a hands-on finance opportunity on a 6-month contract.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in an accounts assistant or finance role.
• Experience with Sage and Xero; migration experience is advantageous.
• Proficient in Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, basic financial modeling).
• Strong numeracy, analytical skills, and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience in insurance, healthcare, or regulated financial services is beneficial.

Aufgaben

• 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 professionally.
• Support credit control and debt recovery activities.
• Participate in data clean-up and transition work as the finance function migrates systems.

Kenntnisse

Numeracy

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Tools

Sage 50 / Sage Business Cloud

Xero

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Job Title: Accounts & Finance Specialist

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 & Finance Specialist 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