Accountant – part-time - VR/31598

Thorpe Molloy McCulloch Recruitment Ltd; Insch; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a proactive Part-time Accountant in Northwest Aberdeenshire. The successful candidate will support financial clarity through responsibilities including cash flow management, budgeting, and financial reporting. This flexible role offers a supportive workplace alongside benefits like private healthcare and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Private healthcare and critical illness cover

Cash plan and wellbeing programme

Pension scheme

Supportive, collaborative workplace

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecasts for working capital management.
• Assisting with budgeting, reforecasting, and performance analysis.
• Producing clear financial reports.
• Identifying process improvements and strengthening controls.
• Highlighting cost-saving opportunities through analysis.
• Supporting ERP system financial planning.

Skills

Proven experience in accounts, reporting, or forecasting

Confidence with Excel and accounting software such as Xero or Sage

Strong communication skills

Mentoring mindset

Job description

Overview

We’re looking for a proactive Part-time Accountant (16 - 30 hours) to help drive financial clarity and support strategic decision-making at a forward-thinking engineering business. This will be based in Northwest Aberdeenshire and can be a permanent role or contract basis.

Responsibilities

• Preparing and maintaining cash flow forecasts to support strong working capital management.
• Assisting with budgeting, reforecasting, and analysing performance against targets.
• Producing clear, accurate, and timely financial reports.
• Identifying process improvements and strengthening financial controls.
• Highlighting cost-saving opportunities across the business through analytical review.
• Supporting the financial planning aspects of an ERP system implementation.

Requirements

• Proven experience in accounts, reporting, or forecasting.
• Experience supporting system implementations.
• Confidence with Excel and accounting software such as Xero or Sage.
• Strong communication skills to explain financial information to non-finance colleagues.
• A mentoring mindset to help support and develop team members.

What’s on Offer

• Flexible, part-time working arrangements to suit your lifestyle.
• Private healthcare and critical illness cover.
• Cash plan and wellbeing programme.
• Pension scheme.
• A supportive, collaborative workplace where your contribution is valued.