Part Time Accounts Assistant

Personnel Selection; Alton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A local established company in Alton seeks a Part-time Accounts Assistant to support the finance team with accounting tasks. The position offers 20 hours per week with flexible scheduling and a salary of up to GBP15.00 per hour. Ideal candidates will have experience in finance or accounts and proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Benefits include 23 days plus bank holidays off and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Contributory pension scheme

Free onsite parking

Income Protection and Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in finance or accounts is essential.
• AAT qualification or progress towards it is preferred.
• PC literacy particularly with Excel is required.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain aged debtors list.
• Contact customers for overdue accounts.
• Allocate receipts and reconcile customer accounts.
• Resolve billing and payment queries.
• Assist with supplier invoices and purchase orders.
• Support month-end and year-end financial processes.

Skills

Experience in finance or accounts

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Working knowledge of SAP

Strong organizational skills

Good communication and interpersonal skills

Education

AAT qualification (or working towards it)

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

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. The role requires the suitable individual to work 20 hours a week with flexible days and working hours and a salary on offer of up to GBP15.00 per hour depending on experience. We 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 plus bank holidays and your birthday off, contributory pension scheme with Income Protection and Life Assurance Schemes too.

This role would suit candidates who have proven previous experience working in finance or account s role and ideally have or are working towards an AAT qualification, albeit this is not essential. You will be proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and working knowledge of SAP is an advantage. For the right individual, the role can offer a career path and progression. You may be seeking a new challenge, be looking to reduce your current hours into part time hours or be looking to gain more experience within the accounts arena and utilise your qualification.

Reporting into the Finance Manager and working within a team of 3 the key responsibilities of the role are as follows:

• 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
• Help maintain accurate financial records and documentation
• Support the accounts team with ad-hoc tasks as required, including month-end and year-end financial processes, and general administrative duties

To be successful you should have experience working in finance or accounts and ideally have or are working towards an AAT qualification and be PC literate particularly with Excel and ideally with SAP. 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.

In return, we can offer 20 hours a week with flexible days and working hours and a salary up to GBP15.00 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 progress your career.