Remote Accounts Assistant: Purchase Ledger & Payments

Attega Group Ltd; Reading; Remote; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days' annual leave plus bank hols

Company pension scheme

Staff events

Job summary

Attega Group is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to support the finance team across purchase ledger, payments, payroll and reconciliations. The role focuses on accurate supplier invoice processing, posting to Xero, and ensuring timely payments.

The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of purchase ledger experience, strong math skills, and comfort with Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP). Remote work is offered, ideally in or near Reading; standard hours 09:00-17:00, full-time permanent.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years minimum experience on purchase ledger
• key eye for detail
• ability to work in a fast paced environment working towards strict deadlines
• strong math skills
• confident with cloud accounting package, Xero desirable
• excel skills including pivot tables, vlook ups

Responsibilities

• Receive, check and post supplier invoices and credit notes to Xero accurately and promptly
• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve price or quantity discrepancies
• Code invoices to the correct nominal accounts and projects, applying VAT correctly
• Route invoices for approval and chase outstanding approvals
• Act as the first point of contact for supplier queries by phone and email
• Investigate and resolve payment, remittance and invoice queries promptly
• Support with preparing monthly supplier payment runs in line with terms and cash-flow priorities
• Process CIS subcontractor payments and deduction statements where applicable
• Reconcile key supplier statements to the purchase ledger each month
• Post company credit card transactions and keep records audit-ready
• Support timesheets, overtime, starters/leavers ahead of payroll run
• Check payroll reports against source information and flag differences

Skills

Purchase Ledger

Eye for detail

Fast-paced environment

Math skills

Excel

Pivot tables

VLOOKUP

Tools

Xero

Job description

Attega Group is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to support the finance team across purchase ledger, payments, payroll and reconciliations. The role focuses on accurate supplier invoice processing, posting to Xero, and ensuring timely payments.

The ideal candidate has 1-2 years of purchase ledger experience, strong math skills, and comfort with Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP). Remote work is offered, ideally in or near Reading; standard hours 09:00-17:00, full-time permanent.