Senior Finance Assistant

Reed Accountancy are working with a repeat client who are based near Hungerford looking for a Bookkeeper, full-time in the office which a quick commute from Swindon, Newbury, Wantage, or Didcot.

This is a varied position supporting the finance team within a growing organisation. The successful candidate will need strong Xero experience (non-negotiable) covering AP+AR and Credit control, good Excel skills, and the ability to work independently across multiple finance functions.

Key responsibilities include:

• Must be confident in Xero and Excel (VLOOKUPs)
• Bank reconciliations
• Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger, Credit Control
• Invoicing and billing support
• Statement reconciliations
• Supplier and customer query/discrepancy resolution
• Raising purchase orders
• Monitoring finance inboxes (accounts, credit control, and PO inboxes)
• Supporting GP and management reporting processes
• Ad hoc requests from the Financial Manager and Head of Finance

Role details:

• 37.5 hours per week - 8.30am to 5pm (one hour unpaid lunch) or 9am to 5pm (30 mins unpaid lunch)
• Fully office-based (5 days per week)
• Pay is up to £45k

The ideal candidate will be a finance all-rounder with experience covering areas such as bank reconciliations, ledger work, invoicing and general finance administration, coupled with strong attention to detail and confidence using Xero.