Part Time Accounts Assistant

TN United Kingdom; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Part-Time Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic finance team in Bodmin. This role offers flexible working hours and a degree of hybrid work post-training. The ideal candidate will have at least 12 months of experience in finance, with a focus on accounts receivable and reconciliation tasks. You will play a pivotal role in managing day-to-day accounting processes, working closely with a supportive Head of Finance. This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a growing business while enjoying a collaborative and friendly work environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12 months experience in finance, ideally with general ledger processing.
• Good IT skills, particularly in MS Excel and Xero.

Responsibilities

• Lead role in day-to-day AR accounting using Xero.
• Bank and credit card reconciliations, assist in credit control.

Skills

Accounts Receivable

Bank Reconciliation

Credit Control

Communication Skills

Teamwork

Education

AAT Qualification

General Finance Experience

Tools

Xero

MS Excel

Job description

Part Time Accounts Assistant - Bodmin / Hybrid - Circa: £25,000

Trial Balance Consulting are delighted to have been exclusively engaged by a highly successful and fast growing services business who, through continued expansion, seeks to recruit an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their friendly finance team. The role is offered with a permanent contract and benefits from flexible part time working - 25 hours per week. Our client is very flexible as to how working patterns are arranged and will happily accommodate full or part day working. They will also offer the successful candidate a degree of hybrid working following completion of the initial training period.

Working closely with a very friendly and highly experienced Head of Finance, the successful candidate will join a small finance team with a principal focus on accounts receivable. The business has multiple income streams across a variety of industry sectors, and this will be a broad and interesting opportunity. Key responsibilities include:

1. Play a lead role in all aspects of day-to-day AR accounting using Xero
2. Bank and credit card reconciliations
3. Intercompany reconciliations
4. Assist in aged debtor monitoring and credit control
5. Administering production receivables
6. Act as a key contact to customers and stakeholders
7. Provide wider assistance to the finance team, particularly at month/year end

For this role, we seek a candidate with a minimum of 12 months of recently gained experience in a general finance capacity, ideally with a sound knowledge of general ledger processing and bank reconciliations. Candidates may be part/fully AAT qualified or consider themselves to be qualified by experience. Good all-round IT skills to include the use of MS Excel and ideally, though not essentially, Xero would be advantageous. The role works as part of a small and friendly team where good team-working and communication skills will be essential.

For further details of this interesting role, please contact Dan Saunders quoting reference DS9244. Our client is keen to interview as soon as possible!