Account Assistant

About the Goodfellow Group

Founded in London in 1946, Goodfellow is a global leader in advanced materials, enabling innovation globally across high-tech sectors including aerospace, medical research, electronics, and green energy. With a portfolio of more than 170,000 specialist products, we support scientists, engineers, and manufacturers worldwide in transforming ideas into real world solutions.

Today, the Goodfellow Group combines global reach with deep materials expertise. Operating from key hubs across Europe, the United States, and China, we provide advanced materials, precision engineering, and world-class testing capabilities to organisations at the forefront of research and technology. Backed by Battery Ventures, we continue to invest in growth through international expansion and strategic acquisitions.

Our operations are centred around three key manufacturing and scientific hubs:

Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire (UK) – Our headquarters and Advanced Materials Centre, where more than 170,000 advanced materials and reference standards are stocked, processed, and distributed to customers worldwide.

Baltimore, USA – Our Precision Engineering Centre, an advanced laser microfabrication and manufacturing facility delivering highly specialised engineering solutions.

Switzerland – Our Swiss Competence Centre, providing world-leading materials testing, characterisation, and analytical capabilities.

In addition, we maintain sales offices in Pittsburgh (USA) and Shanghai (China), ensuring close support for customers in key global markets.

Across the Goodfellow Group, we are united by a commitment to technical excellence, collaboration, and sustainable innovation. Whether your passion lies in science, engineering, technology, or business, you’ll find opportunities here to develop your career while helping shape the future of advanced materials.

Key Responsibilities

• Pool of Accounts Assistants working together to ensure transactions for the group are processed efficiently and correctly;
• Contribute to the efficiency and effectiveness of the finance department by assisting peers, management, and finance leaders in identifying and implementing improved processes and procedures
• Support the month-end close process, including reconciliations and ledger review.
• Process supplier invoices and credit notes, ensuring accurate GL coding. Ensuring all invoices that relate to future periods or potential fixed assets are saved in the relevant folders and communicated accordingly.
• Complete supplier statement reconciliations.
• Perform Accounts Receivable tasks including invoicing, credit management, and chasing overdue balances.
• Review D365 debtor aging reports and provide commentary.
• Dealing with and resolving site queries and requests as required.
• Company credit card support, including but not limited to making sure that all receipts are provided in a timely manner.
• Support audit requests and provide documentation as required.
• Maintain own workflows list, with priorities and timelines summarised, and send to managers for review and discussion on at least a weekly basis.
• Work closely with manager to agree priorities, workplans and outputs.
• Maintain orderly finance records and perform regular ledger housekeeping.
• Manage finance inboxes to ensure timely and professional communication.
• Support cross-functional teams to resolve invoice or payment discrepancies.
• Assist with documenting and improving finance processes.

Key Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of experience in accounts support, AP/AR, or similar finance role.
• Strong understanding of accounting processes and reconciliations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities with strong organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office Suite.
• Experience with accounting systems (D365 preferred but not required).
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Salary & Benefits

• Competitive salary, dependent on experience.
• Generous time off package including paid PTO starting at 12 days, 8 public holidays plus a floating holiday, paid birthday leave, sick & safe leave, and paid bereavement and public duty leave.
• Company medical insurance plan, including health, dental, and vision coverage
• Life Insurance and Disability Insurance for added financial protection
• Generous 401K scheme
• Professional development opportunities, where applicable, including training and support for qualifications

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Experience:

• Accounting: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person