Contract Reconciliations Accountant | Immediate Start

Harvey John; Haywards Heath; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Harvey John in Haywards Heath is seeking a Contract Assistant Accountant – Reconciliations who can hit the ground running in a finance SSC. You will prepare monthly reconciliations across business units and e-commerce partners, linking high-level summaries to detailed transactions.

The role requires Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP journals, with an immediate start or short notice. Salary is £30,000–£32,000 per annum, and the team values accuracy, speed, and collaborative problem

Qualifications

• Experience preparing both high-level and detailed reconciliations.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to analyse financial data accurately.
• Advanced Excel skills including VLOOKUPs, SUMIFs, pivot tables.
• Confident communicator with internal and external contacts.
• Able to work independently while being a positive team player.
• Committed to meeting reporting deadlines.
• Adaptable and keen to develop tools to streamline processes.

Responsibilities

• Preparing monthly high-level and detailed reconciliations for business units and e-commerce partners, linking the two.
• Gathering and analysing third-party concession statements to ensure correct data feeds into reconciliations.
• Generating third-party self-billing invoices and posting journals in SAP.
• Allocating monthly remittance payments and supporting month-end processes.
• Monitoring customer deposit balances and chasing aged items to resolution.
• Investigating discrepancies and escalating issues promptly.
• Liaising with third-party partners and internal operations to resolve queries.
• Supporting internal and external audit queries.
• Keeping reconciliation processes and documentation up to date.
• Providing cover for other team members as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Independent worker

Team player

Deadline-driven

Process improvement

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Harvey John in Haywards Heath is seeking a Contract Assistant Accountant – Reconciliations who can hit the ground running in a finance SSC. You will prepare monthly reconciliations across business units and e-commerce partners, linking high-level summaries to detailed transactions.

The role requires Advanced Excel skills and experience with SAP journals, with an immediate start or short notice. Salary is £30,000–£32,000 per annum, and the team values accuracy, speed, and collaborative problem