Finance Assistant

Butler Rose

Posted 10 days ago, valid for a month

Oxford, Oxfordshire OX4 2WA, England

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

Part Time

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Sonic Summary

A Life Science company in Central Oxford is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a 3-6 month contract to support their finance team.
The role involves daily transactional finance tasks, including raising purchase orders, processing invoices, and bank reconciliations.
Candidates should ideally have previous experience in an Accounts Assistant role with Xero, but graduates with a finance-related degree will also be considered.
This is a hybrid position requiring a maximum of 2 days in the office, and the salary is competitive at £25,000 per annum.
Applicants should be ready to start at short notice and demonstrate a keen interest in developing their finance career.

Are you interested in working for a company who are on the cutting edge of medical technology whilst looking to continue to develop your finance career? I'm currently working with a Life Science company based in Central Oxford who are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant on an initial 3-6 month contract.

Working as part of a small but busy finance team, you will be working directly with the Management Accountant to oversee the daily transactional finance function.

Key Responsibilities

Raising purchase orders
Processing invoices and obtaining necessary approvals
Bank reconciliations for all group company accounts
Preparation of payment runs including foreign currency payments
Managing expense claim payments
Managing the processing and approval process of the corporate card transactions
Preparation of supplier statement reconciliations and sending out supplier remittances
Managing the accounts payable inbox
Other ad-hoc support to the Management Accountant, Financial Controller and wider team as required

Previous experience within a an Accounts Assistant role with Xero is highly desirable however the client will also consider graduates looking to start a career in finance (finance related degree would be beneficial).

This is a hybrid role with a maximum of 2 days in the office and the rest homeworking. You will need to be in a position to start at short notice.

If you feel you could excel in this role, then please get in contact for more details. You can contact me either or

Butler Rose is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.Butler Rose Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

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