Junior Accounts Clerk

Willmott Dixon has an exciting opportunity for a Junior Accounts Clerk to join its finance team based in Letchworth Garden City. This role will involve a mixture of working in the office and home working once fully trained.

This role would ideally suit someone looking for their first full time position where they will be able to gain valuable experience in a finance department.

As an Accounts Clerk at Willmott Dixon you will work as part of the accounts payable team.

• Achieve accurate entries of costs into the relevant business unit’s ledgers.


• Achieve controlled payment of invoices to suppliers.


• Maintain legible files & electronic archive in good order.


• Aspire to the highest standards of accuracy.


• Supplier statement balances controlled.


• Customer care principles adhered to.


• Ensure compliance with HM Revenue & Customs and Willmott Dixon standards.


• Meet deadlines by a well organised workload.


• Consider fellow team members.


• Communicate information within Team.

About the Finance Team

The Group Finance Team is responsible for providing centralised finance support to the main board and to the individual LCOs. The team comprises 50 people across Accounting, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Payroll and Sub- Contractor Payments teams. The key responsibilities of the Finance Team are

• Providing timely and accurate monthly Management Reporting


• Production of all statutory reporting including biannual Group accounts


• Tax and Compliance


• Goods Partner and Works Partner payments


• Treasury and accounts receivable


• Payroll

Essential and Desirable Criteria

Essential Criteria

• Excellent understanding of Excel.


• Previous proven experience of processing invoices.


• Good attention to detail.


• Confident telephone manner


• Accuracy


• Good Communicator


• Outstanding customer service skills


• All round team player

Additional Information

At Willmott Dixon we provide an inclusive and flexible working environment for people to thrive in and we are happy to support agile working wherever possible.

We are a proud member of the Disability Confident Scheme.

In return we provide you a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits package to fit your lifestyle and priorities, the opportunities for you to develop your career with Willmott Dixon and the training to make this happen - but most importantly a great place to work with a true family ethos and a chance to develop your career of a lifetime!

About Us

With over 170 years of rich history, Willmott Dixon’s purpose is beyond profit; delivering brilliant buildings, transforming lives, strengthening communities and enhancing the environment so our world is fit for future generations. Ensuring that we add lasting value to the neighbourhoods we work in; our values, people, innovation, partnerships and focus on sustainability has allowed us to build a successful and solid privately owned business where our people can thrive. Willmott Dixon was recently awarded No 1 in the Best "big" Companies (2022) to work for and already holds the Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022 and is the first major contractor and developer to win a King's Award for Enterprise in the category of sustainable development.