This is an initial 3-6 months role with the strong chance of it going permenant. General Purpose To provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to the Finance Manager while assisting with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable functions. This role will help ensure efficient financial processing, with a particular focus on meeting month-end deadlines, delivering accurate month-end reporting, and maintaining effective communication across the finance team and wider business. The successful candidate will have strong all-round accounting knowledge, excellent organisational skills, and prior experience working under pressure. Key Duties and Responsibilities Month-End and Reporting Assist with month-end close processes to strict deadlines. Prepare journals, accruals and prepayments. Ensure all month-end schedules are completed accurately and on time. Assist with Fixed Asset Register to account for monthly additions, disposals, etc. Assist with the preparation of month end sales reports, including discounts Inventory valuation control, including ensuring completeness of costing Finance Operations Support credit control activities and overdue debt collections to ensure they remain within tolerance. Assist with sales invoicing, and customer account maintenance. Reconcile customer accounts and allocate incoming payments. Investigate customer queries and payment discrepancies. Assist with purchase ledger processing and supplier invoice posting. Reconcile suppli