Accounts Assistant

Alexander Daniels are working with an established business who are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant on a temporary basis. This role supports the smooth running of the finance function, focusing on accurate cashbook management, bank reconciliations, purchase ledger control, and month‑end routines. It’s ideal for someone organised, detail‑driven, and confident handling high‑volume transactional work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Process daily receipts and payments to the correct ledger accounts.
• Reconcile outstanding items and complete weekly bank reconciliations
• Process and verify supplier invoices daily.
• Maintain purchase ledger registers and support departments with invoice clearance.
• Manage invoice approvals, payment runs, supplier queries, and debit balances.
• Complete monthly supplier statement reconciliations and reconcile the ledger to the nominal.
• Review aged creditors weekly and resolve outstanding issues.
• Monitor the Accounts Payable inbox and ensure all items are actioned daily.
• Maintain an accurate invoice register with minimal open items at month‑end.
• Produce monthly KPI statistics.
• Prepare monthly overhead cost files.
• Ensure GL balances reconcile and investigate any variances.
• Support nominal ledger month‑end routines and ensure cut‑offs are met.
• Maintain accurate digital filing of all purchase ledger documents.
• Review GRNI and GISO accounts, clearing legacy items.
• Provide general support to the wider finance team as required.

Essential Requirements:

• Experience in purchase ledger or transactional finance.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident communicator with suppliers and internal teams.
• Able to manage deadlines and high‑volume workloads.
• Good IT and Excel skills