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
