Accounts and Sales Administrator
£30,000£35,000 pro rata
Reading, Berkshire (with excellent transport links)
We’re on the lookout for a detaildriven Accounts and Sales Administrator to join a dynamic team within a leading homefurnishings buying group. If you thrive balancing numbers with customer relationships, and you're looking for a role with real ownership and visibility, then keep readingthis could be the next step in your career.
About the Role
As the Accounts and Sales Administrator, you’ll be the backbone of the teamprocessing orders, managing account reconciliations, and liaising with both suppliers and independent retail members. You’ll support the Head of Operations daytoday, ensuring clients receive accurate, timely service and that financial records remain pristine. It’s a role that calls for precision, initiative, and a genuine desire to help others succeed.
About the Client
Your future employer is part of the UK’s largest and most progressive flooring and furnishings buying group. Founded in the late 1960s and now representing over 350 independent retailers across 450+ outlets, the group negotiates excellent terms with suppliers while enabling members to maintain their own identity. Members benefit from strong purchasing power, attractive rebates and promotions, and a supportive central teamwithout losing autonomy.
Working Hours
3 days a week,, 09:0017:00.
Key Duties
* Handle sales order entry, invoice generation, and dispatch to ensure timely delivery
* Maintain accurate and up-to-date financial records using Xero accounting software.
* Support credit control, highlighting late payments and liaising with both members and internal finance
* Assist with monthly sales reporting and adhoc financial analysis
* Provide administrative support to the Sales Manager and wider team, including meeting prep and followups
Key Requirements
* Prior experience in sales support, order processing, or bookkeeping
* Strong numerical skills and experience with reconciliation-type tasks
* Confident in using Excel; familiarity with accounting or CRM systems is a plus
* Excellent communicationclear, professional, and polite, whether written or spoken
Proactive, well-organised, and able to juggle multiple tasks without losing attention to detail