Accounts Assistant Temporary role up to 3 months Location: Chester Rate: Up to £17.00 per hour Hours: 37.5 per week Working Pattern: Hybrid Role Purpose To take ownership of end‑to‑end financial processing and control activities across purchasing, haulage, demurrage, and wider commercial operations. The role ensures accurate month‑end reporting, strong financial controls, timely supplier payments, and robust balance sheet reconciliations, while supporting commercial insight through margin and cost analysis. This position bridges transactional finance and management accounting, ensuring operational accuracy and commercial visibility. Key Responsibilities Purchase Ledger Management Process and review purchase invoices. Code and process haulage invoices in line with transport movements. Code and manage demurrage purchase invoices. Ensure accurate matching, coding, and timely posting. Liaise with external suppliers and internal operational teams to resolve queries. Maintain strong supplier account reconciliations. Sales Ledger & Invoicing Oversee customer invoicing across relevant commercial streams. Support preparation and review of sales invoices (haulage, demurrage, related commercial charges). Manage sales margin reporting and analysis. Payment Processing & Controls Arrange, prepare and sign off supplier payments. Month-End & Management Accounting Prepare and review accruals and prepayments. Process monthly intercompany transfers (e.g., pricing adjustments, operational charges, etc.). Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, including key customer accounts. Reconciliations & Financial Control Perform reconciliations between operational and financial systems. Provide financial insight to operational stakeholders. Support cost analysis and profitability tracking. Partner with commercial and operational teams to improve financial visibility. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk