Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Malmesbury, SN16

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
• Bonus
• Hybrid Working
• 5* housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction
• Healthcare
• 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 looking for an Accounts Assistant join a fast-paced Finance Department. This will be a varied role which will require the role holder to carry out Purchase Ledger duties. This role reports into the Finance Director. You would be required to work Monday to Friday.

What you’ll do as a Accounts Assistant

• Process all purchase invoices and obtain approval for payment
• Carry out supplier statement reconciliations
• Compile payment runs on a monthly basis, ensuring all supplier invoices are uploaded
• Dealing with supplier queries over the phone and via email
• Any other accounting duties reasonably required by the Finance Director

What experience do I need?

• The successful candidate must have strong IT skills. Excel skills would be advantageous.
• Experience in a similar accounting role, desirable but not essential.
• Must be organised, diligent and able to work under pressure.
• A relevant accounting qualification or working towards one would be beneficial.
• Previous experience in the construction industry would be an advantage but not essential