Accounts Assistant

    ReadingTemporary£35k - £40k
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    Accounts Assistant

    Reading Temporary £35k - £40k

    About the job

    Morgan McKinley, Northern Home Counties are proud to be working with a leading manufacturing business based in Oxfordshire. As part of a wider business transformation project, they are seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on an interim basis for an initial 6 months, with a likely extension for a further 6 months.

    Reporting to the Finance Manager, this is a hands-on opportunity to support the team during a critical phase of change, working within a well-established and collaborative finance function.

    Main Duties and Responsibilities:

    • Full responsibility for processing high volumes of AP transactions (approx. 10,000 per month), 60% of which are automated
    • Management of manual and complex AR transactions (approx. 80 invoices per month)
    • Process employee expenses (approx. 200 per month) using shared inboxes split by entity (AP, AR, Expenses)
    • Work closely with the AP and AR teams to resolve a wide variety of supplier and customer queries
    • Provide support with VAT processing and submissions
    • Contribute to team workflows and ensure finance operations run smoothly across multiple entities
    • Support cashflow visibility via collaboration with AP Analysts
    • Utilise systems such as Concur (expenses) and Medius (AP automation), where experience is advantageous but not essential

    Person Specification:

    • Proven experience across Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable, ideally in a high-volume environment
    • Strong attention to detail and excellent problem-solving abilities
    • Confident using finance systems and adaptable to new platforms
    • Proactive, reliable, and able to manage workload independently
    • Team-focused with a collaborative approach to work
    • Available to start immediately or within 1-2 weeks