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Accounts Payable / Receivable Assistant

Posted 19 February 2026
LocationDurham
Job type Permanent
Industry Sector Commercial
ReferenceJ140207
Job FunctionProduction

Job description

Rewards and Benefits on Offer;

  • Full time and permanent opportunity

  • Immediate start date

  • Competitive starting salary

  • Employee Assistance programme

  • Long service awards

  • Seasonal shut down

  • Hybrid working after successful probation

The Company you will be working for;

MTrec Commercial are proudly representing our industry leading client on their search for an experienced accounts payable/receivable assistant to join their team on a full time and permanent basis. If you have the required skills and experience, then please apply for an immediate response.

The Role you will be doing;

  • Supports AP and AR Ledgers for all UK companies.

  • Maintain positive relationships with suppliers and customers.

  • Ensure integrity of financial systems, policies, and processes.

  • Supports a culture where finance is a service function that adds value and is not seen as a business overhead.

  • Provides general accounting support to the finance leadership team.

  • Able to work and support across a range of financial functions and responsibilities.

  • Maintains process controls and account reconciliations.

  • Flexibility to work across finance functions.

  • Resolves queries and problems with suppliers, customers, or documentation in a timely fashion.

  • Processing of supplier invoices and payment runs.

  • Processing customer receipts and dealing with account queries.

  • Ensure internal processes and procedures are followed at all times.

  • Collate AP and AR metrics such as invoice failure types

  • Prepare weekly ledger reporting complete with variance analysis and commentary.

  • Supporting the finance team with monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure the integrity of financial processes, ledgers, records, and controls.

  • Liaising with internal departments to support on supplier and customer queries.

  • Assisting the Finance Manager with external audit requirements.

  • Providing financial / variance analysis as required.

About You;

  • QBE or AAT qualified.

  • Proficient ERP / IT skills.

  • Ability to develop positive working relationships.

  • Good communication skills – both written and verbal.

  • An analytical, challenging mindset.

  • Attention to detail.

  • Problem-solving, can-do attitude.

  • Commercial and business awareness.

  • Deadline-orientated and an ability to stick to time constraints.

  • Process orientated, suggests and implements process improvements.