Group Accounts Assistant

Confidential; Milton Keynes; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working

Progression opportunities

Supportive team culture

Job summary

Impact HR is seeking a part-time Group Accounts Assistant to manage day-to-day bookkeeping for three group companies. This remote role has preferred locations in Northamptonshire or Milton Keynes, and reports to the Group Management Accountant.

You will handle accounts payable and receivable, maintain bookkeeping records, and support financial processes across the group. This is ideal for a developing accounting professional seeking growth in a SME environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years experience bookkeeping or accounting.
• Strong grades in Mathematics.
• Ideally working towards an Accounting qualification such as AAT.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent prioritising and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable for 3 companies, reporting to the Group Management Accountant.
• Oversee core bookkeeping elements with opportunities for additional tasks and development.
• Process and approve supplier invoices; reconcile bank statements; monitor accounts mailboxes.
• Raise Sales invoices for 2-3 entities; chase overdue invoices and resolve queries.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Attention to detail

Time management

Outlook proficiency

Accounting software

Education

AAT in progress

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Group Accounts Assistant

Location: Remote (preferred locations Northamptonshire/ Milton Keynes)

Hours: 25 hours per week (negotiable)

Salary: £30,000 pa, depending on experience

Join a growing team making a real impact

At Impact HR, and across our associated group companies, we are continuing to scale our operations and support to our client base.

To support this growth, we are recruiting for a Group Accounts Assistant who will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day bookeeping and accounting of multiple companies within the business to support the Group Management Accountant.

This is a part-time role suited to a developing accounting professional who enjoys working in a growing SME environment and has the organisational skills to manage multiple entities. This role will progress bookkeeping skills with the complexity of supporting multiple companies within the group, with opportunities for the right candidate to develop further accounting skills.

Why this role matters

This role ensures the business maintains:

• Timely processing of Payable invoices
• Accurate delivery of Sales invoicing
• Monitoring of Aging debtors
• Responding to customer queries in a timely and professional manner

The Group Accounts Assistant will play an important role in supporting business leaders by ensuring the fundamentals of bookkeeping are accurate across the companies in their remit.

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable of 3 companies, reporting to the Group Management Accountant.

This role oversees all core bookkeeping elements, with opportunities for accounting tasks and professional development.

Your day-to-day will include:

Within 3 of our companies:

Accounts Payable

• Processing and approving supplier invoices
• Reconciling bank account transactions
• Monitoring the Accounts mailboxes and responding to queries
• Maintaining and reviewing the fixed asset registers

Accounts Receivable

• Raising Sales invoices for 2-3 entities
• Chasing overdue invoices and resolving client invoice queries

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)

• Accurate and timely processing of purchase and sales invoices
• Well maintained bookkeeping records, fixed asset registers and bank reconciliations

About You

You are a developing accounting professional who enjoys working within a growing SME environment and is comfortable managing 3 Accounts mailboxes.

You bring strong attention to detail, initiative and a professional manner. You are comfortable asking questions when unsure.

You are organised, pragmatic and able to manage your workload effectively within a part-time role.

You will likely bring:

• 1+ years experience bookkeping or accounting
• Strong grades in Mathematics
• Ideally working towards an Accounting qualification such as AAT
• Accuracy and attention to detail
• Excellent prioritising and time management skills
• Proficiency with Outlook
• Experience using Accounting systems
• A solutions-focused mindset
• Application of data protection and confidentiality

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits
• Flexible working
• Supportive, values-led team culture
• Progression pathways and professional development

Ready to shape the future of hr with Impact?

We are looking for a developing accounting professional who wants to play an important role in supporting a strong accounts foundation for a growing consultancy.

This role is about more than simply bookkeeping. It is about reliability, accuracy and adding value through solid accounting fundamentals, as well as requiring mental agility and organisation skills to manage multiple companies coherently. Once comfortable with the role, there are opportunities to develop various further accounting skills.

If you enjoy working in a flexible, collaborative environment and want the opportunity to apply your accounts expertise within a growing professional services organisation, we would love to hear from you.