Accounts Assistant

This role is responsible for managing day-to-day financial operations, including processing purchase invoices, posting bank transactions, maintaining purchase and sales ledgers, and performing multi-currency bank reconciliations. It oversees accounts payable activities, processes staff expenses, and supports sales invoice preparation through receipt and proof-of-payment administration.

The position also handles petty cash and foreign currency management, monitors credit card activity for accuracy and fraud prevention, and ensures timely reconciliation of all related accounts.

Additionally, the role provides financial support to colleagues across the organisation and ensures adherence to established accounting processes and controls.

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive finance professional to manage day-to-day accounting operations across multi-currency accounts. The ideal candidate will have experience with purchase ledger, bank reconciliations, expense processing, and ad hoc payments, preferably with Microsoft NAV or Business Central knowledge. Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and the ability to liaise effectively with non-finance colleagues.

We welcome applications from candidates who currently hold the right to work in the UK.

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Landell Mills is an international consultancy providing a range of development and cooperation-oriented services that assist countries, and their peoples attain the Sustainable Development Goals. We have been in business for nearly fifty years and are active globally. We work with private and public sector clients on assignments lasting from a few days to several years. Our work is ordinarily financed by public agencies, such as the EU, the World Bank, various UN agencies, the Development Banks, the UK FCDO and the German GiZ.

We provide multi-disciplinary services in project design; project management; fund/grant management; technical advisory services; institutional strengthening; and training and capacity building.

We have fifty staff based in offices in the UK (Trowbridge and Bristol) and Ireland (Dublin) and operate from a small number of subsidiary, branch and project offices in Belgium, Africa and Asia.

• A full-time position (36.25 hours per week) within a company with highly developed expertise and experience. 

• A salary in the range of £27,000-£29,000 per annum depending on experience.

• A matched workplace pension scheme (if engaged as a UK employee).
• 24 days of holiday per year, exclusive of public holiday entitlement, rising with years of service.
• Enhanced family leave entitlements.

Non-contractual benefits include flexible working provisions, an annual performance related bonus scheme, personal travel insurance, a holiday buy and sell scheme, and access to a health advice service for you and your immediate family members, including online private GP consultations.

The position will be based in Trowbridge, Wiltshire. We operate a hybrid work from home/office culture, but we would expect the successful candidate to have considerable day-to-day in person contact with the Finance Division.

Please submit your CV and accompanying cover letter explaining why you wish to be considered for this position via our website. The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 14 December. We would encourage applicants to apply early, as shortlisting will be a continuous process whilst the vacancy is open. 

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