Accounts Assistant (Fixed Term)

Job Title: Accounts Assistant Location: York, YO19 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 5 housebuilder - Be part of a company that consistently delivers quality homes and outstanding customer satisfaction 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 recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts team for a minimum fixed term of 6 months . This will be a varied role in a busy accounts office reporting to the Finance Manager. What you'll do as an Accounts Assistant Processing of payments for across the Persimmon Group Processing of expenses Further duties will be entailed within the finance team which will be confirmed Provide cover across the department as required by the Finance Manager Administrative duties in relation to Group Car fleet What experience do I need? Previous experience in a similar role with 18 to 24 months experience minimum Ability to be accurate and proficient in numeracy Have intermediate level of Microsoft Excel use Ability to be methodical, accurate and be capable of working to tight deadlines You will be able to demonstrate strong organisational skills, working independently and prioritising workloads TPBN1_UKTJ

Created: 2026-05-03