Part Time Accounts Assistant

Personnel Selection; Alton; On-site; GBP 16,000; Part time

Job summary

A long established and successful company in Alton is seeking a Part-time Accounts Assistant to support its finance team. The role involves 20 hours of work per week with flexibility on hours, and a pay of up to £16 per hour. Responsibilities include monitoring the aged debtors list, contacting customers for overdue accounts, and assisting with various finance tasks. The company offers a comprehensive benefits package including 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Income Protection and Life Assurance Schemes

Qualifications

• Experience working in finance or accounts is essential.
• Strong organizational skills and time management capabilities.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain the aged debtors list for timely collection.
• Contact customers to chase overdue accounts and send reminders.
• Allocate receipts and reconcile customer accounts accurately.
• Resolve billing and payment queries promptly.
• Assist with processing supplier invoices and raising purchase orders.

Skills

Experience in finance or accounts

PC literate, particularly with Excel

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Tools

SAP

Job description

Overview

As our business continues to grow, we now require an additional Part-time Accounts Assistant within our Finance department to support our finance team with day-to-day accounting and administrative tasks. Reporting into the Finance Manager and working alongside 2 colleagues, this is a varied and interesting role where you will be responsible for your own workload daily. The role requires the suitable individual to work 20 hours a week (office based) split over 4 or 5 days per week but we can be flexible on your start and finish times. We are offering a salary up to £16 per hour depending on experience and are a long established and successful company supplying technical equipment world wide, who can offer a stable permanent job working for a local employer who have free onsite parking and offer 23 days holiday pro rata plus bank holidays and your birthday off, contributory pension scheme with Income Protection and Life Assurance Schemes too.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain the aged debtors list to ensure the timely collection of outstanding invoices
• Contact customers via phone and email to chase overdue accounts and send monthly statements / reminder letters
• Allocate receipts and reconcile customer accounts accurately
• Resolve queries related to billing and payments promptly and efficiently
• Assist with credit checks and new customer credit applications
• Monitor the accounts inbox, assigning tasks to relevant team members
• Assist with processing supplier invoices and raising purchase orders
• Collaborate closely with internal teams and shared services support to resolve queries
• Support the accounts team with ad-hoc tasks as required, including month-end and year-end financial processes, and general administrative duties

Qualifications and skills

To be successful you should have experience working in finance or accounts and be PC literate particularly with Excel and ideally with SAP but this can be trained. You will have excellent attention to detail, strong organizational skills and time management with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team, good communication and interpersonal skills.

Benefits and how to apply

In return, we can offer 20 hours a week and flexible working hours with a salary up to £16 per hour, depending on experience, plus full benefits package, 23 days plus bank hols and free on site parking with the chance to learn and work for a well respected and long established international company who have a professional and friendly approach.

Please submit your CV asap for immediate consideration.