Accounts Assistant

Pure 4 Recruitment; Stockport; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 35,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

Free on-site parking

Job summary

Pure 4 Recruitment is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a growing renewable energy business in Stockport. This part-time role (20 hours per week) is permanent, with flexible days and hours.

You will manage the sales ledger, chase debts, handle credit control, and support day-to-day finance tasks using Xero. A proactive, well-organised team player is essential, with purchasing experience considered an advantage.

Qualifications

• Experience as Accounts Assistant or in a similar role.
• Strong sales ledger background with a track record in debt collection and credit control.
• Confident chasing payments by phone and email.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Proactive team player with a can-do attitude.
• Experience in purchasing or working with operational teams would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Managing the full sales ledger: invoicing, allocating payments and chasing balances.
• Running credit control: monitor aged debt and follow up overdue accounts by phone and email.
• Handling day-to-day finance admin: data entry, document management and bank reconciliations.
• Supporting the purchase ledger as required.
• Keeping sales ledger records accurate and assisting with month-end reporting.
• Providing general admin support across the team.

Skills

Sales ledger

Debt collection

Credit control

Attention to detail

Team player

Purchasing

Tools

Xero

Job description

A growing business in the renewable energy sector is looking for a proactive Accounts Assistant with a strong eye for detail to join its team in Stockport. The role is part-time (20 hours per week) and permanent. There is flexibility for days/hours worked.

The Accounts Assistant Role

• Managing the full sales ledger: raising and issuing invoices, allocating payments and chasing outstanding balances
• Running credit control: monitoring aged debt, following up overdue accounts by phone and email, and escalating where needed
• Handling day-to-day finance admin, including data entry, document management and bank reconciliations
• Supporting the purchase ledger as required
• Keeping sales ledger records accurate and helping prepare information for month-end reporting
• Providing general admin support across the team

About You

• Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant or in a similar role
• Strong sales ledger background with a track record in debt collection and credit control
• Confident chasing payments by phone and email
• Skilled in Xero
• Highly organised, with excellent attention to detail
• A proactive team player with a can-do attitude
• Experience in purchasing or working with operational teams would be an advantage

What's on Offer

• £30,000 pro rata (based on 20 hours per week)
• Quarterly bonus
• Free on-site parking
• A varied role in a supportive, growing business
• Opportunities to grow and develop