Accounts Assistant

Job Description

Location:

Port of Tilbury London Ltd, Leslie Ford House

Job Title:

Accounts Assistant

Location:

Port of Tilbury

Hours:

35 hours - Monday to Friday (09:00 - 17:00)

Compensation: £30,000 per annum

Forth Ports is one of the UK's largest and most dynamic port operator groups, playing a key role in connecting the UK with Europe and beyond. As a multimodal ports owner and operator, we are at the forefront of delivering innovative port-related services. With our recent pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2032 and Net Zero status by 2042, we are committed to sustainability and driving the expansion of the UK's renewable energy sector, particularly offshore wind.

Now is an exciting time to join our team as we embark on this transformative journey towards a greener future.

This role provides essential support to the Finance team across a range of key financial processes. You will assist with sales invoicing, maintain accurate system data, and support day‑to‑day finance activities including purchase ledger transactions.

A key part of the role will involve preparing accurate and timely volume and revenue statistics, enabling the business to effectively monitor the Port’s operational and financial performance. You will also help maintain strong financial controls by ensuring compliance with VAT and invoicing requirements, while contributing to the continuous improvement of finance processes and systems.

Working closely with colleagues across the business, you will play an important role in ensuring financial information is accurate and up to date.

• Provide support with the preparation and processing of sales invoices.
• Receive, collate and maintain monthly volume statistics to support business reporting.
• Analyse monthly accounts for various central services and highlight any discrepancies where required.
• Interface sales transactions between satellite systems and the core accounting system, ensuring accuracy of financial data.
• Record monthly and quarterly utility meter readings and maintain system meter records to ensure the port network is accurately reflected and tenants can be invoiced correctly.
• Maintain up-to-date property records to enable accurate and timely billing of rental invoices.
• Support purchase ledger activities and provide general assistance to the Finance team as required.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with internal teams and external customers.

We’re looking for someone who is organised, detail‑oriented and enjoys working with data and financial information. You will be comfortable managing multiple tasks, maintaining accurate records and working to deadlines in a busy finance environment. Strong communication skills are important, as the role involves working with colleagues across different departments and occasionally supporting external customers. A proactive approach, willingness to learn and a commitment to maintaining high standards of accuracy will help you succeed in this role.

• Experience working in a finance office (minimum of 2 years preferred)
• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent, including English and Mathematics
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Outlook, Word and Access
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work independently
• Reliable with a strong sense of accountability
• Full right to work in the UK

• A competitive salary
• Group Bonus
• Generous annual leave entitlement of 34 days including bank holidays
• Defined contribution pension scheme with up to 16.5% joint contribution plus life assurance at 4x salary
• Health promotion events and employee wellbeing initiatives to support your physical and mental wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing free, confidential 24/7 telephone support for you and your family
• On‑site Occupational Health Team with access to professional support and referrals to services such as counselling, physiotherapy and free flu jabs
• An annual Christmas thank you gift of a…