Accounts Assistant

Group GTI; Wallingford; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading company seeks an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team in a part-time role. You will contribute to month-end processing, maintain accurate financial records, and support the Credit Controller. Candidates should have strong Excel skills and either be AAT qualified or working towards it, with opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Study Support

Flexible Working Hours

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills and understanding of month-end processes.
• Experience working in a finance or accounts team.
• Comfortable taking ownership of responsibilities and meeting deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Supports finance team by processing transactions and maintaining financial records.
• Manages purchase order approvals and sales ledger accuracy.
• Contributes as an active member of the finance team.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Organisational Skills

Numerical Accuracy

Proactive

Education

AAT qualified or working towards

Tools

Excel

Xero

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Department: Finance

Employment Type: Permanent - Part Time

Location: Wallingford, UK - Hybrid

Description

About The Role:

To support the finance team by ensuring accurate and timely processing of financial transactions, maintaining organised records and assisting with routine accounting tasks. Playing a vital role in maintaining the integrity of financial data and contributing to the smooth operation of the organisations financial processes.

Outcomes

1. Timely and Accurate Month-End Processing:

• Completes key aspects of the month-end close process, including posting accruals and prepayments, ensuring financial results reflect a true and fair view.
• Produces and reviews monthly balance sheet reconciliations, ensuring all accounts are fully supported, accurate and ready for internal review or audit.
• Supports the preparation of board pack slides by providing accurate, up-to-date financial metrics and variance analysis, enabling informed decision-making.
• Ensures all financial data is accurate, current, and maintained in accounting systems, supporting internal and external reporting requirements.

2. Ownership of Purchase Order Approvals:

• Manages the end-to-end PO process, including approval workflows and accurate coding of expenditure back to the correct budget and forecast lines.
• Works closely with budget holders to ensure financial transactions are correctly coded, challenging inconsistencies to support accurate forecasting and financial control.

3. Sales Ledger Accuracy & Credit Control Support:

• Maintains an accurate sales ledger by supporting the Credit Controller in;

the collection of outstanding debts.

running aged debt reports.

following up on overdue accounts.

Ensures all financial data is accurate, current, and maintained in accounting systems, supporting internal and external reporting requirements.

• Assists wider GTI team with client set up forms, and providing financial information for tender submissions.

4. Active member of the Finance team and wider business:

• Enjoy contributing to the team dynamic, outcomes and wider business.
• Live and promote the GTI values.

Person Specification

• Excellent attention to detail and high level of numerical accuracy.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage time effectively across multiple tasks.
• Comfortable working independently and taking ownership of assigned responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and goals.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and takes initiative.
• Professional curiosity with a willingness to learn.

Work Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Strong Excel Skills.
• Practical knowledge of month-end processes including accruals, prepayments, and reconciliations.
• Experience working in a finance or accounts team, ideally in a similar assistant or junior accounting role.
• AAT qualified or working towards (or equivalent accounting experience).
• Previous use of Xero accounting software is beneficial but not essential.

Other Information

• Permanent role - 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9.30am - 2.30pm.
• 3-month probationary period.
• Study Support

Candidates applying for roles at GTI will be subject to background screening. You can find out more about our background screening and the recruitment of ex-offenders by reading our policies.

If you would like to speak to a member of our team to find out more information about this vacancy or you have any questions, please get in touch - [e-mail].