Accounts Assistant

HR GO Recruitment; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday (Pro rata for part‑tim

Town centre office with train access

Social committee

On-site games room with snacks/drinks

Relaxed dress code

Supportive team environment

Open-plan workspaces

Job summary

HRGO Recruitment in Eastbourne is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant for a part-time role (12 hours/week, Tue and Fri, flexible for the right candidate). The salary is £31,000 pro rata, with duties spanning invoicing, payments, credit control, and supplier management.

You'll support day-to-day finance operations, process payroll queries, and help with audits while working in a busy online auction environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts or finance role.
• Experience in credit control.
• Confident working independently and meeting deadlines.
• Organised and accurate with strong attention to detail.
• Good communication with customers, suppliers and colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile and process purchase invoices, receipts, merchant payments and direct debits.
• Process weekly sales invoices.
• Manage credit control via phone and email.
• Handle accounts and suppliers' inboxes.
• Create weekly payment runs.
• Support onboarding and offboarding of customers.
• Process monthly supplier invoicing.
• Assist with payroll and pension queries.
• Assist with quarterly audits and general accounts support.

Skills

Accounts experience

Credit control

Independent work

Organisation

Detail-oriented

Communication

Accounting software

Tools

Xero

Sage

Zendesk

Job description

• Accounts Assistant - Part Time
• Location: Eastbourne
• Hours: 12 hours per week - Tuesdays and Fridays (Flexible for the right candidate)
• Salary: £31,000 pro rata
• Job Type: Permanent

About the role

HRGO Recruitment are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our client, a leading UK-based online auction company with an innovative and fast-paced approach to its work.

This is a great opportunity for someone with previous accounts and credit control experience who enjoys variety, takes ownership of their work and is confident working independently.

Working just two days a week, you'll play an important role in keeping the day-to-day finance function running smoothly, supporting everything from invoicing and payments to credit control and supplier management.

What you'll be doing

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reconciling and processing purchase invoices, receipts, merchant payments and direct debits
• Processing weekly sales invoices
• Managing credit control, including contacting clients by phone and email
• Managing the accounts and suppliers' inboxes
• Creating weekly payment runs
• Supporting customer onboarding and offboarding
• Processing monthly supplier invoicing
• Assisting with payroll and pension queries
• Carrying out quarterly audits of management accounts, standing orders, purchase invoices and nominal codes
• Providing general support across the accounts function as required

About you

We're looking for someone who:

• Has previous experience in an accounts or finance role
• Has experience in credit control
• Is confident working independently and managing their own workload
• Is organised, accurate and comfortable working to deadlines
• Has a good eye for detail and takes pride in getting things right
• Is confident communicating with customers, suppliers and colleagues
• Has experience using accounting software - ideally Xero, Sage and Zendesk

Benefits

• 28 days holiday (Pro rata for part time roles)
• Convenient town centre office with excellent access to train links
• Active and inclusive social committee
• On-site games room stocked with complimentary snacks and drinks
• Relaxed, casual dress code
• Supportive and welcoming team environment
• Bright, modern, and open-plan workspaces