Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant –  Group 1 Maidstone

Want to be the best you can be? It's what drives us too.

Working in our Central Accounts department, our Accounts Assistants are essential in maintaining financial accuracy across the Retail Centre. You’ll support core accounting functions, ensure accurate reconciliation, and play a key role in end-of-month processes, all within a supportive, close-knit finance team.

As part of a successful, global automotive group, you’ll broaden your experience across both sites and brands. And with the right support from us, you’ll be able to progress as high as you can aim.

What we can offer you

• Enjoy 33 days of annual leave (including bank holidays) to rest and recharge
• Save money every day with our exclusive retail discounts
• Drive a great deal with discounts on new and used cars, plus servicing offers
• Plan for the years ahead with our company pension scheme
• Balance home and work with our industry-leading family-friendly policies designed to help you spend more time with the people that matter
• Commute for less with our cycle-to-work scheme
• Prioritise your wellbeing with dedicated support for you and your family
• 24/7 access to healthcare professionals, ensuring you get the expert advice you need quickly and easily
• Make a difference with a paid day to volunteer in your community
• Invest in your future with our company share purchase plan
• Earn financial rewards when you refer a friend to join the team
• Keep learning and growing with our training and development opportunities for everyone.
• Life assurance with the option to increase cover
• We’re open to flexible working options – just ask

What you’ll do day to day

• Work within a large Finance Team providing accounts support for a Brand of vehicles
• Reconcile customer accounts to ensure accuracy
• Support month-end and year-end processes in line with deadlines
• Ensure payments, accounts, and financial records are accurate and up to date
• Work with spreadsheets, sales ledger, and purchase ledger journals

Helpful skills and qualifications

Don’t worry about ticking off every single skill here − if you care about delivering great experiences as much as we do, we want to hear from you.

• Previous experience of working in a finance role is essential for this position

• Cash application and allocation

• Credit control and monitoring of outstanding balances

• Invoice processing across purchase and sales ledgers

• Payment creation and processing

• Managing and resolving account queries

• Completing bank reconciliations

• Supporting financial controls and internal processes

• Ensuring compliance with company policies and procedures

We value diversity and believe it strengthens our team. If you don’t meet every requirement listed but are enthusiastic about this role and eager to learn, we encourage you to apply.

Be part of something big

Group 1 Automotive is on an exciting growth journey. We are home to over 7000 colleagues dedicated to providing exceptional customer service, with 114 dealerships in the UK, representing 21 brands at the forefront of automotive retail.

But you don’t need to love cars to work with us - just need to share our mission to create outstanding and trusted experiences for our customers, our partners, and our people.

Our Values

At Group 1 Automotive we pride ourselves on our five core values that are incorporated in all we that do.

Respect - Integrity - Transparency - Teamwork – Professionalism

These are the principles that every member of our team lives by, whether that be business functions, customer interactions, how we interact with the local community and even how we view each other in the team.