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Accounts Assistant
Fixed Term Contract – until September 2026
Location: Minstead, near Lyndhurst, New Forest, Hampshire
Salary: £26,500 pro rata + completion bonus
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – job share considered
Closing date for applications: 16 th March 2026*
*Please note: Although a closing date has been set, we may conduct interviews and appoint a suitable candidate prior to this date due to operational need. Early applications are strongly encouraged.
About the role
We are looking for an organised and detail‑focused Accounts Assistant to join our team on an interim basis until September 2026. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with a strong finance or administration background who is confident working with accounting systems and supporting a busy finance function.
Key responsibilities:
- Recording daily financial transactions and maintaining accurate sales and purchase ledgers
- Inputting financial data into accounting software
- Raising, sending, and validating supplier invoices
- Processing staff expense forms
- Reconciling bank statements, credit cards, and supplier statements
- Providing general administrative support, including handling petty cash, managing post, and filing financial documents
- Assisting with month‑end processes and audit preparation
About you:
- AAT qualification (Level 2/3+) or equivalent experience in finance/administration (preferred)
- Strong working knowledge of MS Excel
- Experience using accounting software such as Sage
- High attention to detail and accuracy
- Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload
What we can offer:
- 33 Days Holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Sick Pay
- Refer-a-Friend scheme worth £750
- A Celebration Day’s Leave for Your Birthday
- Death in Service Insurance
- Nest Pension
- An easy-access health and wellbeing scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle to Work
- Blue Light Card eligibility
- Furzey Gardens Membership
- Hanger Farm Membership
- Training & professional development
If you would like to apply for this role download the application form
We are not licenced to sponsor employees for visas; therefore, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. You need to have, or be able to obtain, right to work in the UK in order to take up this position.
All staff working for, or on behalf of Minstead Trust, understand their responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults at risk and know who to escalate concerns to within Minstead Trust.
Due to the nature of this employment sector your application is subject to a successful Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.
