Data Entry and Accounts Administrator

Proactive Personnel Ltd; Cannock; On-site; GBP 17,509 - 18,597; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working hours

Immediate start

Friendly team

Job summary

Proactive Personnel Ltd. in Cannock is seeking a Data Entry & Accounts Administrator on a temporary basis. The role is part-time, 3 days per week, with a flexible schedule.

You will review, cleanse and update data in the new system and provide day-to-day admin support to the accounts team. An immediate start is available, with a friendly and supportive working environment.

Qualifications

• Previous administration and/or data entry experience is essential.
• Basic accounts experience, including invoice processing, purchase ledger or reconciliations.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to spot and correct errors.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Confident learning and using new systems.
• An accounting qualification or previous accounting experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Review, validate and update data within the new business system, ensuring all information is accurate.
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies as part of an ongoing data cleansing project.
• Carry out high-volume data entry with a high level of accuracy.
• Support the accounts team with general administration, including invoice processing, checking financial records and reconciliations.
• Liaise with internal departments to verify and update information where required.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure deadlines are met.

Skills

Data entry

Administration

Accounts experience

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Proactive / self-motivated

Learning new systems

Education

Accounting qualification (advantageous)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

Job description

Location: Cannock

Hours: Part-time – 3 days per week (flexible working hours)

Pay: £12.71 – £13.50 per hour (depending on accounts experience)

Contract: Temporary

We are currently recruiting for a Data Entry & Accounts Administrator to join a busy office in Cannock on a temporary basis. This role has been created to support the accounts team following the implementation of a new business system.

The successful candidate will play a key role in reviewing, cleansing and updating data to ensure the accuracy of financial information within the new system, while also providing day-to-day administrative support to the accounts department.

Key Responsibilities

• Review, validate and update data within the new business system, ensuring all information is accurate.
• Identify and resolve data discrepancies as part of an ongoing data cleansing project.
• Carry out high-volume data entry with a high level of accuracy.
• Support the accounts team with general administration, including invoice processing, checking financial records and reconciliations.
• Liaise with internal departments to verify and update information where required.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure deadlines are met.

Skills & Experience

• Previous administration and/or data entry experience is essential.
• Basic accounts experience, including invoice processing, purchase ledger or reconciliations.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to spot and correct errors.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a busy workload.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Confident learning and using new systems.
• A proactive, reliable and self-motivated approach to work.
• An accounting qualification or previous accounting experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

What’s on Offer?

• Flexible working hours across 3 days per week.
• Competitive hourly rate of £12.71 – £13.50, depending on experience.
• Immediate start available.
• Friendly and supportive working environment.
• Opportunity to gain experience within a well-established business.