Temp Accounts Assistant – Ledger & Credit Control

Confidential; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

3-month temporary contract

5 days on site

Job summary

Confidential in Blackburn is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support a busy finance team on a 3-month temporary basis. You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, supplier payments, and banking tasks in a fast-paced transactional finance environment.

The role requires hands-on experience in accounts roles; strong Excel, attention to detail, and proactive communication to chase payments and resolve queries.

Qualifications

• Good understanding of transactional finance.
• Strong Excel skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Confident communication skills, particularly when chasing outstanding payments.
• Ability to manage a busy workload and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Processing purchase invoices and matching against purchase orders.
• Coding and posting invoices accurately.
• Preparing supplier payment runs.
• Reconciling supplier statements and resolving queries.
• Raising sales invoices and credit notes.
• Allocating customer payments.
• Chasing outstanding debt via telephone and email.
• Dealing with customer and supplier queries.
• Assisting with bank reconciliations.
• Maintaining accurate finance records.
• Supporting the wider finance team with month-end and general accounts administration.

Skills

Excel skills

transactional finance

attention to detail

communication skills

time management

Job description

Confidential in Blackburn is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support a busy finance team on a 3-month temporary basis. You will handle purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, supplier payments, and banking tasks in a fast-paced transactional finance environment.

The role requires hands-on experience in accounts roles; strong Excel, attention to detail, and proactive communication to chase payments and resolve queries.