We are delighted to announce an excellent opportunity for a highly organised and motivated individual to join our Global Finance Team as an Accounts Assistant for a 6-month fixed term contract. 

Dedicate your expertise to a role that promises to enhance your professional skills while contributing to the financial efficiency of our organisation. This is your chance to become a pivotal part of Victrex, a company that prides itself on innovation, quality, and a commitment to excellence.

We offer a hybrid work structure where employees work from the office or remotely based on demands of specific tasks or personal work preferences. Working from the office is encouraged for tasks that require a high degree of collaboration.

This roll will be offered on a 6-month fixed term contract.

About the Role

As an Accounts Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the accuracy of our financial records and ensuring the smooth operation of our finance department. Your keen eye for detail and exceptional numerical skills will aid you in performing a variety of accounting tasks with precision and efficiency. Key responsibilities will include.

• Processing of invoices, purchase orders and cash payments through the purchase ledger
• Processing and payment of employee expenses as well as incoming customer receipts and weekly payment runs
• Support the month-end and year-end closing process
• Contribute to the preparation of VAT returns and other regulatory filings
• Reconcile bank statements and resolve any discrepancies
• Provide administrative support to the finance team as needed

Skills and Qualifications

We are looking for someone with excellent communication and interpersonal skills along with strong numerical, analytical, and problem-solving abilities. In order to strive in the role, you must have a high level of accuracy and attention to detail and the ability to meet strict deadlines whilst maintaining accuracy. You will be highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks.

You will have 5 GCSEs at grade 4 or above to include Maths and accounting or bookkeeping skills would be desirable.

Our offering to you

We offer a competitive starting salary ranging from £22,000 to £26,000 per annum, based on experience. Our benefits also include 29 days of annual leave plus bank holidays, and the possibility to purchase up to an additional two weeks of leave, a competitive pension scheme with employer contributions of up to 14%, annual bonus scheme, share options and private medical insurance. Plus much more!

NO RECRUITMENT AGENCIES PLEASE.

At present, we are not accepting any candidates via a recruitment agency or third party.

About Victrex

Victrex is an innovative world leader in high-performance PEEK (Poly Ether Ether Ketone) and PAEK (Poly Aryl Ether Ketone) polymer solutions focusing on the strategic markets of automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics and medical. Every day, millions of people use products and applications containing our materials – from smartphones, aeroplanes and cars to energy operations and medical devices.

With over 40 years‘ experience, we are developing world leading solutions with PEEK and PAEK-based polymers and selected semi-finished and finished parts which enable environmental and societal benefit for our customers and our markets and drive value for our shareholders

Vision and culture

At Victrex we have a clear purpose: to bring transformational and sustainable solutions which address world material challenges every day.

This underpins our core values; passion, innovation and performance which are at the heart of our business.

Our culture is shaped by how we work together, driving for results with a focus on customers, continuous improvement and doing the right thing. Our values, passion, innovation, and performance are at the heart of our business and we value and recognise how every employee plays an important role in enabling us to deliver our growth strategy.

Sustainability is core to our strategy. We are committed to reducing our environmental footprint while supporting society through our sustainable products and making a positive impact on our local communities. We have recently become winners of the prestigious Ecovadis Silver Award, which is a universal acknowledgement of our sustainability rating as being in the top 5% of over 75,000 companies. We are also proud to be recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer.

Our aim is to provide the support of accessibility and community within Victrex for everyone. So, if you need any help, advice or just want a confidential chat regarding any Diversity, Equity or Inclusion matters even before you apply to Victrex, then here is what you need to know:

The enabling support that Victrex prides itself on giving, starts from when anyone applies or wants to apply to join our team.

We are always here to help provide any ‘reasonable adjustments’ you may need during your application process. So please contact us to discuss your specific requirements in more depth.

We even have a dedicated email that anyone can use to reach out for help, advice, and a confidential chat......whatever you need to know, and to help ensure an equitable solution,  that’s right for you, right from the start!

That email is:

Victrex values diversity and encourages applications from all
sections of the community.

Please talk to us about flexible working.