Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant (Temporary position)Location: Hamilton, Scotland (On-site)

Department: Finance & Accounting

Reports To: Finance Manager / Head of Finance

About the Company

A high-growth, global engineering and technology organisation specialising in advanced hardware solutions for complex testing and measurement applications. With a rapidly expanding international footprint and strong investment backing, they are committed to innovation, excellence, and delivering market-leading products and services to our customers worldwide.

Role Overview

We are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to support our finance team in maintaining accurate financial records and supporting core accounting processes. This is a great opportunity for an early-career finance professional or someone looking to develop hands-on experience across accounts payable, receivable, reconciliations, and financial administration.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with key stakeholders across the business and help ensure efficient financial operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist with processing purchase invoices, expense claims and supplier payments, ensuring accurate coding, batching and timely payment.
• Support accounts receivable tasks, including raising invoices, posting receipts and chasing outstanding balances.
• Perform regular bank and ledger reconciliations and support month-end close activities.
• Maintain and update accounts payable/receivable ledgers and assist with payment runs and bank uploads.
• Assist with basic financial reporting, file organisation, and data entry into accounting systems.
• Provide general administrative support to the finance team, including handling queries from internal teams and external suppliers.
• Contribute to ad-hoc finance projects and continuous improvements of accounting processes.