Accounts Assistant

ProTalent; Massachusetts; On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

ProTalent is seeking an Accounts Assistant who enjoys getting the detail right and wants a real say in how the finance function runs. This hands-on role shares responsibility for accounts payable, keeps records clean, and participates in month-end in a busy team.

You’ll be confident with double-entry, accruals, prepayments, and excel in Pivot Tables and SUMIFS. Sage experience is preferred, and you’ll thrive working independently yet be a true team player when needed.

Qualifications

• Someone with experience in accounts payable, finance or a similar accounting role
• Ideally AAT qualified or studying towards it, or with equivalent experience, and confident with double-entry, accruals and prepayments
• Strong on Excel, including Pivot Tables and SUMIFS
• Comfortable with accounting software, ideally Sage
• Organised, accurate and calm under a deadline, with a good eye for numbers that don't quite add up
• Happy working independently, but a real team player when it counts

Responsibilities

• Running the accounts payable function alongside a colleague, including preparing and processing payment runs
• Processing supplier invoices accurately and making sure creditors are paid on time
• Keeping financial spreadsheets and accounting records up to date
• Reviewing and reconciling employee expense claims in line with company policy
• Supporting month-end, including reconciliations and reporting
• Administering company fuel card records and transactions
• Providing finance and admin support to the wider team, and picking up ad hoc tasks as they arise

Skills

Accounts payable

Double-entry accounting

Accruals and prepayments

Attention to detail

Team player

Independent working

Education

AAT qualified or studying

Equivalent experience

Tools

Sage

Excel

Job description

We're working on a confidential basis with a well-established business to find an Accounts Assistant who enjoys getting the detail right and wants a proper say in how the finance function runs.

This is a hands‑on role in a busy team. You'll share responsibility for accounts payable, keep the records clean and accurate, and get genuinely involved in month‑end. It suits someone who likes owning their work, tends to spot the discrepancies before anyone else does, and prefers variety over one narrow lane.

What you'll be doing

• Running the accounts payable function alongside a colleague, including preparing and processing payment runs
• Processing supplier invoices accurately and making sure creditors are paid on time
• Keeping financial spreadsheets and accounting records up to date
• Reviewing and reconciling employee expense claims in line with company policy
• Supporting month‑end, including reconciliations and reporting
• Administering company fuel card records and transactions
• Providing finance and admin support to the wider team, and picking up ad hoc tasks as they arise

Who this will suit

• Someone with experience in accounts payable, finance or a similar accounting role
• Ideally AAT qualified or studying towards it, or with equivalent experience, and confident with double‑entry, accruals and prepayments
• Strong on Excel, including Pivot Tables and SUMIFS
• Comfortable with accounting software, ideally Sage
• Organised, accurate and calm under a deadline, with a good eye for numbers that don't quite add up
• Happy working independently, but a real team player when it counts