Finance Assistant - AR/AP & Month-End (6-Month Contract)

LGC Group; Kidlington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

LGC in the UK is seeking a Finance Assistant on a 6-month contract to support accounts payable and receivable, along with full bank reconciliations. The role also supports month-end processes.

You will process purchase invoices, create supplier payments, and manage journals, while coordinating with finance colleagues across the UK and abroad. Experience with Xero and strong attention to detail are essential.

Qualifications

• AAT or equivalent qualification would be preferred.
• Previous experience & good working knowledge of accounting routines.
• Strong analytical skills and excellent attention to detail is critical.
• Experience of Xero accounting software is desirable.
• Excellent communication skills as contact with various teams both onsite and offsite required.
• Initiative and aptitude to learn on the job and seek to continuously improve processes and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Transactional finance: handle PO processing and posting, supplier queries, and reconciliations.
• Create supplier payments using online banking.
• Own bank, credit card and Stripe reconciliations in Xero.
• Collaborate with finance colleagues in the UK and overseas.
• Post journals such as prepayments, accruals and month-end entries.
• Maintain fixed assets register.
• Assist in monthly management accounts for group reporting.
• Review inventory quantities and perform internal audit procedures.
• Ad hoc cost management and budgetary control tasks.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Bank Reconciliation

Xero

Excel

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Education

AAT or equivalent

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

LGC in the UK is seeking a Finance Assistant on a 6-month contract to support accounts payable and receivable, along with full bank reconciliations. The role also supports month-end processes.

You will process purchase invoices, create supplier payments, and manage journals, while coordinating with finance colleagues across the UK and abroad. Experience with Xero and strong attention to detail are essential.