Accounts Assistant (Part-time)

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme (quarterly)

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd is seeking an experienced part-time Accounts Assistant in Gateshead to support the finance team across accounts payable and receivable. The role offers flexibility to work 3 days or 5 days per week, with a focus on purchase ledger, credit control and debtor management.

The ideal candidate will be highly organised, with 1–3 years in bookkeeping, proficient in QuickBooks and Excel, and able to communicate clearly with customers. The position is office-based in Gateshead.

Qualifications

• Around 1–3 years' experience within bookkeeping or a similar finance role.
• Proven experience with purchase ledger and chasing outstanding payments.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy; strong communication via phone and email.

Responsibilities

• Managing and monitoring aged debtors and outstanding customer balances.
• Chasing overdue payments professionally via telephone, email and statements.
• Resolving invoice and billing queries to support timely payment collection.
• Raising, checking and issuing customer sales invoices.
• Processing and verifying supplier invoices.
• Matching purchase orders against invoices and investigating discrepancies.
• Completing bank reconciliations.
• Reconciling corporate credit card transactions and receipts.
• Processing and cross-checking employee expenses.
• Maintaining accurate financial records and digital filing systems.
• Supporting month-end preparation and financial administration.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Credit control

Bookkeeping experience

Communication

Attention to detail

Tools

QuickBooks

Microsoft Excel

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive part-time Accounts Assistant to join a growing, established organisation based in Gateshead. The role can be worked over 3 days or 5, to suit your needs.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function. This is a varied position covering both accounts receivable and accounts payable, with a particular focus on purchase ledger, credit control and debtor management.

This would suit someone who is highly organised, confident communicating with customers and enjoys taking ownership of their workload in a busy finance environment.

The Role

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and monitoring aged debtors and outstanding customer balances
• Chasing overdue payments professionally via telephone, email and statements
• Resolving invoice and billing queries to support the timely collection of payments
• Raising, checking and issuing customer sales invoices
• Processing and verifying supplier invoices
• Matching purchase orders against invoices and investigating discrepancies
• Completing bank reconciliations
• Reconciling corporate credit card transactions and receipts
• Processing and cross-checking employee expenses
• Maintaining accurate financial records, spreadsheets and digital filing systems
• Supporting the wider finance team with month-end preparation and financial administration
• Responding to day-to-day finance queries from internal colleagues and external suppliers

The successful candidate will ideally have:

• Around 1-3 years' experience within bookkeeping, accounts or a similar finance role
• Proven experience of purchase ledger, credit control and chasing outstanding payments
• Strong experience using QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
• A confident and professional communication style, particularly over the telephone
• The ability to be firm and assertive when required while maintaining positive customer relationships

What's on Offer

• Flexible working pattern across 3-5 days per week
• 22-25 hours per week
• Quarterly bonus scheme linked to personal and company KPIs
• Holiday entitlement on a pro-rata basis, plus bank holidays (25 days FTE)
• Workplace pension
• Free on-site parking
• A varied and hands-on finance role within a supportive team

Please note, this is an office-based position, and applicants must be able to reliably commute to Gateshead for their scheduled working hours