Expenses & Accounts AssistantSalary: £31,000 Location: Hayes, Middlesex (Hybrid – 4 days office / 1 day WFH) Hours: Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm
A luxury brand, partnered with
Parkside Recruitment, is looking to hire a detail-driven Expenses & Accounts Assistantto join their growing UK finance team.
This is a brilliant opportunity for someone with hands-on experience in
expenses management (cash & corporate credit cards) and
Accounts Receivable, who enjoys being at the heart of day-to-day finance operations.
The Role You’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth and accurate financial processing, with a primary focus on
end-to-end expense management. Alongside this, you’ll provide flexible support across Accounts Receivable and Payables, helping the wider finance function during busy periods and team cover.
This role suits someone organised, proactive, and confident handling high volumes while keeping accuracy front of mind.
What We’re Looking For - Previous Accounts Receivable experience is essential
- Experience managing cash expenses and corporate credit card expenses
- AP exposure is beneficial but not essential
- Strong Excel and general IT skills (Microsoft Dynamics 365 experience is a plus)
- Excellent organisation, time management, and prioritisation skills
- Comfortable working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks
- Calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure
- Accurate data entry with a strong eye for detail and audit trails
- Confident and professional communication style
Key Responsibilities - Full ownership of the expense management system
- End-to-end processing of cash and credit card expenses, ensuring compliance with company policy
- Administration of the corporate credit card system (issuing cards, maintaining records, chasing statements and receipts)
- Reviewing, validating, and processing employee expenses
- Supporting employees and managers with expense-related queries
- Processing daily invoice batches and handling low-volume refunds
- Investigating invoice discrepancies with internal departments and retail locations
- Creating and processing manual invoices and credit notes where required
- Supporting AR/AP teams as required to ensure daily procedures are completed
What’s On Offer
- Salary of £31,000
- Study support
- 25 days annual leave
- Private healthcare and pension
- Hybrid working (4 days office / 1 day from home)
- Excellent career development opportunities within a larger international finance function
- Supportive team environment and long-term progression
