Accounts Assistant
Salary: up to £32,000 (depending on experience)
Location: office based (SO16 0BT)
Hours of work: 35 hours (Mon Fri)
Holiday: 25 days (plus bank holidays)
Are you an organised and detail-driven Accounts Assistant who thrives in a fast-paced business environment, building strong relationships, and ensuring financial processes run smoothly?
At Essco, we’re looking for a proactive Accounts Assistant to join our team in Southampton. Reporting directly to the Financial Controller, you’ll play a key role in supporting the financial health of the business through effective management of accounts receivable, accounts payable, reconciliations, reporting, and credit control.
You’ll be involved in a broad range of finance activities, including:
Accounts Receivable & Credit Control
- Raising and issuing customer invoices accurately and promptly
- Monitoring outstanding debt and following up on overdue accounts
- Processing customer payments and resolving payment queries
- Negotiating payment plans and helping maintain debtor days below 90 days
Accounts Payable
- Processing supplier invoices and credit notes
- Matching invoices against purchase orders
- Managing supplier payment runs
- Reconciling supplier statements and investigating discrepancies
Financial Administration & Reporting
- Assisting with month‑end reporting and management accounts preparation
- Supporting accruals and prepayment journals
- Processing business expenses in line with company policy and HMRC guidelines
- Carrying out regular bank reconciliations and investigating variances
Audit & Compliance
- Supporting the annual financial audit process
- Completing credit checks for new account applications
- Maintaining accurate digital and paper filing systems
- Ensuring financial processes and procedures are consistently followed
Background
We re looking for a confident finance professional with strong organisational skills and a passion for accuracy as well as:
- Experience managing sales and purchase ledgers
- Strong reconciliation experience (accounts, ledgers and bank accounts)
- Successful credit control experience with a proven ability to reduce debtor days
- Experience using accounting software
- Strong Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Excellent attention to detail
- Strong communication and relationship‑building skills
- Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
- Self‑motivated with a proactive approach
- A team player with commercial awareness
Benefits
- Supportive and collaborative working environment
- Opportunity to work closely with senior finance leadership
- Varied role with genuine responsibility and autonomy
- Opportunity to contribute to process improvements and business growth
This is an excellent opportunity to become a valued member of a collaborative team where your ideas, accuracy, and attention to detail will make a genuine difference.
Apply today to be considered for the role.
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