Accounts Assistant — Flexible Hours & AAT Study Support

Consult KA; Newcastle-under-Lyme; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible working hours

Study support for AAT

Job summary

Consult KA is recruiting an Accounts Assistant in Newcastle-under-Lyme. You will manage daily invoicing, statements, cash allocations and purchase order matching, while supporting month-end processes and supplier payments. Strong Excel and ERP experience are essential, with a proactive, communicative approach.

The role offers study support for AAT, flexible working hours and pension/benefits. AAT-part qualified or equivalent experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Part qualified AAT or qualified or qualified by experience.
• Knowledge of transactional finance and the month end process.
• Experience of using Excel for reporting is a must.
• Experience of using a large ERP system.
• Excellent communication skills and investigative by nature.

Responsibilities

• Daily Sales invoicing – check and match invoices against Customer Orders.
• Send Customer Statements monthly and resolve queries incl. copies and disputes.
• Cash allocation daily against remittances.
• Process invoices and log issues against POs and system.
• Process Expense and Credit Card claims with VAT compliance.
• Update spreadsheets (Pre-Payments, Fixed Assets, Invoices log).
• Assist with payment runs and authorisation checks.
• Process manual payments for suppliers overseas and send remittances.
• Handle supplier calls re payments and chase overdue accounts.
• Supplier Statement reconciliations.
• Ad hoc Credit Control and escalate issues as needed.

Skills

Excellent communication

Investigative by nature

Education

Part qualified AAT or qualified

Qualified by experience

Tools

Excel for reporting

ERP system

Job description

Consult KA is recruiting an Accounts Assistant in Newcastle-under-Lyme. You will manage daily invoicing, statements, cash allocations and purchase order matching, while supporting month-end processes and supplier payments. Strong Excel and ERP experience are essential, with a proactive, communicative approach.

The role offers study support for AAT, flexible working hours and pension/benefits. AAT-part qualified or equivalent experience is preferred.