Accounts Assistant - Fixed Term Contract

Accounts Assistant

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About the role:

As an Accounts Assistant, you’ll work closely with both internal teams and external suppliers to support the Finance function. Acting as a key point of contact, you’ll be approachable, responsive, and confident handling queries in a professional manner.

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-paced environment where you’ll be exposed to high volumes of work and play an important role in ensuring financial accuracy and efficiency.

This position is key to delivering timely and accurate financial processing in line with the Group Finance Calendar.

This is a fixed-term contract position until Feb 2027.

What does this role involve day to day?

As an Accounts Assistant, you will support the smooth running of financial operations, including:

· Managing Accounts Payable activities and processing invoices accurately

· Using SAP to process and track financial data

· Acting as a key contact for supplier queries, resolving issues quickly

· Supporting purchasing and materials-related transactions

· Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies

· Completing supplier reconciliations

· Assisting with general accounting tasks as needed

This would be suited to you if...

· You have basic accounting experience, ideally in Accounts Payable

· You have experience with SAP (essential)

· You have a basic working knowledge of Excel

· You’re comfortable working in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment

· You’re organised, detail-focused, and able to manage priorities

It would be even better if…

· You have experience dealing with suppliers

What happens next?

Ordinarily, our Resourcing Team reviews and shortlists CVs. If shortlisted, you’ll speak to one of our Recruiters to discuss the role further. Our interview process usually consists of an initial teams interview followed by an in-person interview. We’ll keep in touch throughout the process but if you have any questions, please get in touch at recruitment@jcb.com

What’s in it for you?

This is your chance to join a company that values expertise not only in rewards but also in real employee care. At JCB you don’t just get a competitive salary, 33 days’ holiday and access to our company pension—you can also use our onsite gym, in-house doctor and dentist. We have an ULEV car scheme available for our employees too. Then there’s the JCB Rewards Hub, which gives you discounts with high street retailers. Feel like biking to work? There’s our Cycle to Work Scheme.

We value diversity and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

We’re committed to ensuring our recruitment process is fair and inclusive. If you face any accessibility challenges with your online application and require additional support, you have the option of speaking to a member of our Recruitment Team who can support you to complete an application in an alternative format. If you would benefit from this support, please email recruitment@jcb.com, and a member of the team will be in touch.

Recruitment Agencies: JCB does not accept any speculative approaches to present candidates for advertised vacancies.