Assistant Accountant

Billing Finance; Northampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a family-owned property investment company as an Assistant Accountant in Northampton. This part-time role offers a chance to enhance your finance career in a supportive team environment. Responsibilities include managing accounts, payroll, and financial reporting while benefiting from a competitive salary and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Discretionary bonus scheme

Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Private Medical

Income Protection

Hybrid working

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual £200 personal growth fund

Paid volunteering days

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar finance/accounts role.
• Confidence using SAGE and Microsoft Excel.
• High level of numerical accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Posting transactions, managing payroll, and preparing financial reports.
• Conducting bank reconciliations and VAT returns.
• Liaising with customers to ensure prompt payment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Experience using SAGE

Numerical accuracy

Job description

• Do you have previous experience of working within a varied accounts role?
• Are you considering a part time role and available for a 12-month contract position?
• Are you a confident user of SAGE?

About You.

• Do you have previous experience of working within a varied accounts role?
• Are you considering a part time role and available for a 12-month contract position?
• Are you a confident user of SAGE?

We're now recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join our friendly and supportive team on a part-time basis (30 hours per week) for a 12-month fixed term contract.

If you have a head for numbers, a knack for organisation, and previous experience in varied accounts position, this could be the perfect fit for you.

This is more than just a finance position - it's a chance to contribute to a business that values integrity, teamwork, and continual improvement. You'll play a key role in helping us stay financially on track while enjoying a positive, collaborative workplace.

About the Role.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Posting direct debits, standing orders, nominal ledger invoices and payments onto Sage and running daily banking reports
• Approving purchase payments and processing petty cash payments
• Weekly / monthly bank reconciliations for all companies
• Processing monthly payroll (11 staff)
• Producing and posting monthly journals for payroll and petty cash, and producing monthly management accounts
• Monthly analysis and reconciliation of balance sheets
• Reconciliation and issuing of VAT returns on a quarterly basis
• Production of annual accounts and reports
• Production of accounts for submission to auditors for annual tax assessment
• National Statistics annual returns
• Inputting purchase ledger invoices from all suppliers
• Paying out all purchase ledger invoices for suppliers via BACS on bank or allocate DD instructions
• Running bank transactions and post purchase ledger / sales ledger payments
• Processing all monthly tenants' sales ledger rental invoices
• Produce and email all tenants monthly electricity invoices and other utility invoices such as broadband charges when required
• Monitoring aged debtors / liaise with customers to ensure prompt payment and supply with statements / letters accordingly
• Updating Rent schedules and tenancy contracts
• Running aged debtors report for Directors as required
• Liaising with site managers to assist with any updates / requirements regarding suppliers and tenants

What We're Looking For.

• Previous experience in a similar finance / accounts role
• Sharp attention to detail, excellent administrative skills and a high level of numerical accuracy
• Confidence using Microsoft Excel and accounting software (we use SAGE)
• Strong organisational and communication skills

What You'll Get in Return.

• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunities for training and professional development.
• A supportive and welcoming environment where your contributions really count.

Whether you're returning to work, looking for more flexibility, or ready for your next challenge in finance, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now and take the next step in your career with us.

About Us.

A J Mackaness Ltd is a family-owned property investment company based at Great Billing near Northampton. We own various mixed occupation properties in the Northampton area, including retail, office, and food use as well as residential developments. The team carry out property management, tenant management, tenant searches, accounting and banking, family tax administration and development planning. We also own a small country farm estate and a large independent 'retail village', both located just outside Northampton.

We are a small and friendly team of 6 consisting of a Director/Owner, Property & Facilities Manager, PA to Director, Property Maintenance Assistant and you, our Finance Administrator.

The successful candidate will not only have a successful and fulfilling career with us but will also receive a fantastic range of benefits:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• Electric Vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Pension salary sacrifice scheme
• Private Medical
• Income Protection
• Hybrid working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual £200 personal growth fund
• Paid volunteering days

The Recruitment Process and How We Will Use Your Data

The recruitment process will involve obtaining information and/or exchanging it with the following organisations to assist with our pre-employment checks prior to interview.

• Credit Reference Agencies - to complete a soft credit check to understand your financial history
• CIFAS - to check both National and Internal databases for fraudulent activity. The personal information we have collected from you will be shared with Cifas who will use it to prevent fraud, other unlawful or dishonest conduct, malpractice, and other seriously improper conduct. If any of these are detected, you could be refused certain services or employment. Your personal information will also be used to verify your identity. Further details of how your information will be used by us and Cifas, and your data protection rights, can be found here https://www.cifas.org.uk/fpn.

To complete these checks, you will be asked to provide your address history for the past six years, along with your full name and date of birth.

We may also ask for proof of your right to work status or evidence of any qualification or experience prior to being offered employment. Further information on how we collect and use your data during the recruitment process can be found in our Recruitment Privacy Policy here https://billingfinance.co.uk/privacy-policy/

A J Mackaness is an equal opportunities employer, and we understand that for some candidates to perform their best they may need some reasonable adjustments. If we can make your application journey with us more suitable for you, please do let us know and we will endeavour to help.