Job Title: Accounts Assistant
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Location: York, YO19
Looking for a career where your ambition meets real opportunity? Join Persimmon Homes as an Accounts Assistant and step into a role where your success is celebrated, your growth supported, and your work truly matters.
Why Persimmon Homes?
We're one of the UK's largest and most established housebuilders — FTSE 100 listed, with 29 regional offices and thousands of quality homes built every year.
At Persimmon, we don't just build homes — we build careers. When you join us as an Accounts Assistant, you'll benefit from:
* Competitive salary
* 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
* Life Cover & Contributory Pension
* Employee Benefits Platform – giving you access to high-street discounts, wellbeing support, and more
* Committed to diversity, inclusion, and empowering your development
What is the role?
We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts team for a minimum fixed term of 6 months. This will be a varied role in a busy accounts office reporting to the Finance Manager. xsngvjr
What you'll do as an Accounts Assistant
* Processing of payments for across the Persimmon Group
* Processing of expenses
* Further duties will be entailed within the finance team which will be confirmed
* Provide cover across the department as required by the Finance Manager
* Administrative duties in relation to Group Car fleet
What experience do I need?
* Previous experience in a similar role with 18 to 24 months experience minimum
* Ability to be accurate and proficient in numeracy
* Have intermediate level of Microsoft Excel use
* Ability to be methodical, accurate and be capable of working to tight deadlines
* You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills, working independently and prioritising workloads