Accounts assistant (12 months fixed term - maternity cover)

About us
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) are the professional body inspiring, equipping and supporting housing professionals to create a future in which everyone has a place to call home.

About you

We are seeking a proactive, organised, and detail-focused accounts assistant to join our finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build on their accounting experience while contributing to the delivery of efficient and accurate financial processes across the organisation.

You will play a key role in supporting both accounts receivable and accounts payable activities, ensuring payments are processed accurately and queries are resolved promptly.

Key responsibilities:

• Prepare and process end-to-end payment runs on a fortnightly basis, ensuring accuracy and compliance with internal procedures.
• Complete payment allocations and maintain accurate financial records, including the administration of company credit card transactions and monthly cardholder returns.
• Serve as the first point of contact for accounts payable queries, providing professional and timely resolutions to suppliers and colleagues.
• Support the wider finance function by monitoring shared finance inboxes, responding to enquiries, and assisting with day-to-day financial administration.
• Provide cover for key finance activities during periods of annual leave and absence, helping to ensure continuity of service.

To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience in a similar finance position supporting accounts payable or accounts receivable. You will be organised, accurate, and confident in managing financial queries, with strong communication skills and a collaborative approach to working with colleagues across the organisation. Good IT skills and experience using finance systems and Microsoft Office applications are also essential.

This role offers the opportunity to develop your finance career within a supportive team environment while making a valuable contribution to the organisation's financial operations.

How to apply

For an informal chat about this role, please contact Kerry Hector, head of finance, on email Kerry.hector@CIH.org.

For details of how to apply please visit our careers page - Careers & Vacancies | Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH).

CIH is committed to equal opportunities at all stages of recruitment and selection and strives to have a workforce that promotes inclusivity. We welcome applicants from all sectors of the community and would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments we can make to achieve and celebrate diversity.

Closing date for applications: 26 June 2026

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.