Senior Accounts Assistant

About the role

The Senior Accounts Assistant will report to the Financial Controller and support the in‑house finance function of a private‑equity backed business operating across Europe. The role involves maintaining accurate accounting records and ensuring day‑to‑day transactional finance processes run smoothly in a small, international environment.

Key responsibilities

• Process and post supplier invoices, ensuring correct coding and supporting documentation.
• Manage invoice approval workflows and follow up outstanding approvals.
• Maintain supplier accounts, resolve queries and perform statement reconciliations.
• Assist with remittance advice preparation and distribution.
• Review staff expense claims and company credit‑card activity, prepare monthly credit‑card reconciliations and ensure proper coding.
• Prepare and issue client, portfolio‑company and intercompany recharge invoices, validating legal entity and VAT details.
• Monitor outstanding invoices, issue customer statements and support credit‑control activities.
• Maintain the cashbook, perform daily transaction matching and support routine bank reconciliations.

Required profile

• Organised and proactive individual who can manage multiple finance activities simultaneously.
• Experience in purchase ledger, expense processing, invoicing, cash management and credit‑control support.
• Ability to work within a small, cross‑border team and contribute to process improvements.

Required skills