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Huntress
Accounts Assistant
Basildon, Essex
- Hours
- Full Time
- Posted
- 19 hours ago
- Salary
- £13.30 - Hour
- Recruiter
- Huntress
- Closes
- 09 Nov 2025
- Course
- No
- Recruiter Type
- Direct Employer
Description
Are you a highly organised and detail-oriented professional, looking for a new challenge within Finance/Accounts?
We are recruiting for a full time Accounts Assistant to join an established company based in Basildon on a temp to perm basis (after 12 weeks). The hours are Monday to Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm and Fridays 7:30am - 1:45pm. Who doesn't love an early finish every Friday?
This is a fully office-based role with free parking on-site and paying a salary of £13.30 per hour. Please note you must be able to drive due to the company location.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Dealing with telephone queries in a timely manner
Monitoring the account inbox and responding to email queries
Updating and maintaining financial accounts and documentation
Posting bank statements, payments and receipts
Managing sales and purchase ledger to ensure timely collection of outstanding debts
Processing invoices and sending invoices to customers via email and post
Scanning account receivable and account payable delivery notes
Supporting the Financial Controller with ad-hoc tasks as and when requiredTo be successful for this position, you must have excellent organisation and problem-solving skills, with high attention to detail and the ability to prioritise workload to meet deadlines. You must also be confident using different Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, and Outlook.
Click apply now to hear more! Shortlisting has already begun…
Huntress does not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and complies with all relevant UK legislation. PLEASE NOTE! You should make yourself aware of how immigration laws apply to your situation before applying for any jobs. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this role
Ad ID: 5417117371
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