Accounts Assistant (Maternity Cover)
Location: Fareham, Hampshire (Hybrid Working Available)
Contract: Fixed-Term, 12 Months
Hours: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £28k – £32k + Benefits
Ferox Partners are excited to be supporting an established, international organisation to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant. This is a maternity cover contract for one year. The role offers the opportunity to support a busy finance function, ensuring accurate financial records, transaction processing, and reporting across multiple business entities.
The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining financial accuracy, supporting colleagues across the business, and helping ensure finance processes operate efficiently and effectively.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare and post cashbooks.
- Process petty cash and cash return transactions.
- Administer company prepaid expense cards, including issuing, funding, and processing expense returns.
- Maintain sales ledger records and prepare debtor reports to support credit control activities.
- Provide sales and purchase ledger support as required.
- Prepare and process intercompany recharges.
- Complete balance sheet reconciliations, including bank and cash accounts, prepayments, debtor balances, and intercompany accounts.
- Maintain the fixed asset register and process depreciation journals.
About You
Essential Experience & Skills
- Minimum of 2 years’ experience within a finance or accounting environment.
- Good understanding of general accounting principles and procedures.
- Experience processing cashbooks, expenses, and reconciliations.
- Experience with bank reconciliations and ledger controls.
- Knowledge of sales and purchase ledger processes.
- Good IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and accounting/ERP systems.
- Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy in data entry and record keeping.
- Confident communicator who can work effectively with colleagues across different locations.
Desirable
- AAT qualification or equivalent, or qualified through relevant experience.
- Knowledge of VAT, CIS, or other purchase ledger related taxes.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if applicable).
- Generous pension scheme.
- Flexible benefits options.
- Free parking.
- Hybrid working arrangement (up to two days per week working from home).
- Ongoing training and professional development opportunities.
Apply Now
If you’re an organised finance professional looking for a varied Accounts Assistant role within a supportive team environment, we’d love to hear from you. Submit your CV and application to be considered for this exciting fixed-term opportunity.
