Immediate Start Required - Accounts

Commercial Recruitment; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Commercial Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Assistant for an office-based role in Peterborough. The position is a full-time 6-month initial contract, with tasks including processing invoices, bank reconciliations, and month-end support.

The ideal candidate will have hands-on accounts experience, strong Excel skills (VLOOKUPs, pivots, basic modeling), and be able to start immediately in a busy finance team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in an accounts or finance role.
• Strong Excel skills: VLOOKUP, pivot tables, basic financial modeling.
• Available to start immediately.

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.

Skills

Accounts experience

Immediate availability

Tools

Xero

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Immediate start required - Accounts

Location: Peterborough (100% Office-Based)

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

Contract: Full-Time, 6 months initial contract

Essential : Xero - High level of knowledge required

This post is 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 an accounts or finance role.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel (VLOOKUPs, pivot tables, basic financial modeling).
• Able to start immediatley