Accounts Assistant

Are you an experienced Accounts Administrator who enjoys keeping things organised, building positive relationships with customers, and ensuring the finance function runs smoothly?
We're recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a well-established Northampton business in a varied role that combines credit control, purchase ledger, and day-to-day finance administration. You'll be responsible for helping keep accounts up to date, managing customer payments, resolving queries, and supporting the wider finance team with a range of accounting tasks.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a stable, friendly team within a successful business that values reliability, teamwork, and a positive working environment. If you enjoy a busy role where no two days are quite the same, we'd love to hear from you.

Northampton
Full Time | Office Based
Permanent

Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing and maintaining the sales ledger
• Chasing outstanding payments by phone and email
• Building strong relationships with customers to resolve payment queries
• Reducing aged debt and ensuring accounts remain within agreed terms
• Processing supplier invoices
• Supporting the purchase ledger function
• Reconciling supplier statements
• Assisting with account reconciliations
• General finance administration
• Supporting with year end and month end accounting
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad hoc accounting duties as required

We're looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience in credit control, accounts receivable, or a similar finance role
• Enjoys communicating with customers and building positive working relationships
• Has good attention to detail and strong organisational skills
• Is confident managing a busy workload and prioritising tasks effectively

Applications welcomed from Accounts Assistants, Assistant Accountants, Credit Controllers, Finance Assistants, and candidates qualified by experience or studying towards an accounting qualification.

• Stable and successful business with a strong reputation
• Friendly and supportive finance team
• Varied role with responsibility from day one
• Convenient Northampton location with excellent public transport links
• Full-time, office-based position
• Competitive salary and benefits package

If you're looking for a busy finance role where you can make a real contribution as part of an experienced team, we'd love to hear from you.