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Accounts Assistant – Temporary Location: Verwood, Bournemouth Salary: £18-£20 per hour Contract: Temporary Start: Immediate A growing business based in Verwood is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a temporary basis. Must be available on short notice

Accounts Assistant – Temporary

Location: Verwood, Bournemouth
Salary: £18-£20 per hour
Contract: Temporary
Start: Immediate

A growing business based in Verwood is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a temporary basis.

This is a hands-on role requiring someone who can hit the ground running, with particularly strong reconciliation experience across both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable. You will also take responsibility for CIS returns and support the wider finance function with day-to-day transactional accounting.

Must be available on short notice

Accounts Assistant Responsibilities

  • Complete regular supplier and customer account reconciliations, investigating and resolving discrepancies
  • Support both Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable processes
  • Prepare and submit CIS returns accurately and within required deadlines
  • Assist with bank reconciliations and ensure transactions are correctly recorded
  • Process invoices, payments and receipts across the ledgers
  • Resolve supplier and customer queries efficiently
  • Maintain accurate accounting records and support month-end activity
  • Provide additional finance support to the wider team as required

Accounts Assistant Requirements

  • Previous experience working within a hands-on Accounts Assistant or transactional finance position
  • Strong reconciliation experience across both purchase ledger and sales ledger
  • Previous experience preparing and submitting CIS returns is essential
  • Confident investigating differences and resolving ledger issues
  • Good Excel skills and comfortable working with accounting systems
  • Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach
  • Able to work independently and quickly pick up existing processes
  • Must be immediately available or able to start at very short notice

Accounts Assistant Benefits

  • £20 per hour
  • Parking
  • Pension

Robert Walters Operations Limited is an employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates

Contract Type: Temporary

Specialism: Accountancy & Finance

Focus: Accounts Assistant

Industry: Accountancy

Salary: £18 - £22 per hour + Pension

Workplace Type: On-site

Experience Level: Associate

Location: Verwood

Job Reference: DQ03OU-E0B8CF96

Date posted: 2 September 2026

Consultant: Mark Scott