Accounts Assistant

Rubicon Recruitment; Hurn; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Autonomy in ledger workload

Job summary

Rubicon Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Assistant on a part-time basis to support the finance function and keep ledgers accurate. The role handles purchase and sales ledgers, daily transactions, and cash flow forecasting, with 20–25 hours per week across five days.

You will work with a supportive team, maintain ledgers, reconcile accounts, and assist with month-end processes, requiring strong Excel skills and attention to detail.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts or bookkeeping roles.
• Confident processing purchase and sales ledgers.
• Bank reconciliations and supplier/customer accounts.
• Strong Excel skills and attention to detail.
• Experience cash flow forecasts or month-end reporting.
• AAT or equivalent qualification desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Enter daily financial transactions, allocating payments and receipts into the accounting system.
• Keep the purchase and sales ledger accurate and up to date, processing invoices and resolving discrepancies.
• Monitor aged debtors, chase outstanding balances and send customer statements.
• Reconcile bank statements, and customer and supplier accounts.
• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and reconcile monthly salary accounts.
• Support month end reporting and liaise with internal departments on account queries.

Skills

Excel

Cash flow forecasting

Bank reconciliations

Credit control

Aged debt collection

Month end reporting

Education

AAT or equivalent accounts qualification

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Accounts Assistant

This part time Accounts Assistant role offers 20 to 25 hours a week, spread across five days, structured around you.
You'll take ownership of the purchase and sales ledger, keeping the numbers accurate and the business running smoothly.
From reconciliations to cash flow forecasting, this is a role where precision is genuinely valued.

As an Accounts Assistant, you will benefit from:

• Flexibility to work part time hours spread across five days
• Genuine autonomy in managing your own ledger and workload
• Exposure to the full finance function, from daily transactions through to cash flow forecasting
• Supportive management within a close-knit finance team

As an Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

• Enter daily financial transactions, allocating payments and receipts into the accounting system
• Keep the purchase and sales ledger accurate and up to date, processing invoices and resolving discrepancies
• Monitor aged debtors, chase outstanding balances and send customer statements
• Reconcile bank statements, and customer and supplier accounts
• Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and reconcile monthly salary accounts
• Support month end reporting and liaise with internal departments on account queries

As an Accounts Assistant, your experience will include:

• Experience in an accounts or bookkeeping role, confident processing purchase and sales ledger transactions
• Comfortable reconciling bank statements, and customer and supplier accounts
• Experience chasing aged debt and managing credit control processes
• Strong Excel skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
• Experience producing cash flow forecasts or supporting month end reporting
• AAT or equivalent accounts qualification desirable but not essential

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made