Part Time Accounts Assistant

Confidential; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

Macildowie are working with a fantastic business based in Leicester City Centre looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on an ongoing temporary basis.

The role is part-time, 3-4 days per week, with hybrid working and up to £16.00 per hour. You will handle both Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger, process invoices, reconciliations, expenses, and support general transactional accounting. Experience with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is desirable.

Qualifications

• Experience as Accounts Assistant or Finance Assistant with purchase/sales ledger duties.
• Experience with transactional accounting and supplier/customer queries.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is desirable.
• Professional with flexibility for part-time hours and hybrid setup.

Responsibilities

• Process purchase invoices and maintain the Accounts Payable ledger.
• Perform supplier statement reconciliations and resolve queries.
• Raise and post Sales Ledger invoices.
• Process credit cards and employee expenses.
• Manage and reconcile foreign currency bank accounts.
• Support general bank and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Handle shared finance mailbox and internal/external queries.
• Assist wider finance team with transactional duties.

Skills

Accounts payable

Accounts receivable

Purchase ledger

Sales ledger

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Part-Time Accounts Assistant Leicester City Centre Hybrid Temporary Ongoing Up to £16.00ph

Macildowie are working with a fantastic business based in Leicester City Centre looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their finance team on an ongoing temporary basis.

The key details:

• Up to £16.00ph, depending on experience
• 3-4 days per week
• Flexible on working days and hours
• Hybrid working
• Leicester City Centre
• ASAP start - ideally next week
• Temporary ongoing position
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central experience is highly desirable, although not essential

This is a varied, hands‑on transactional finance position covering both Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledger, alongside wider accounts administration.

Day‑to‑day duties will include:

• Processing purchase invoices and maintaining the Accounts Payable ledger
• Supplier statement reconciliations and resolving queries
• Raising and posting Sales Ledger invoices
• Processing credit cards and employee expenses
• Managing and reconciling foreign currency bank accounts
• Supporting general bank and balance sheet reconciliations
• Managing the shared finance mailbox
• Dealing with internal and external finance queries
• Supporting the wider finance team with general transactional accounting duties

We are looking for someone with previous Accounts Assistant / Finance Assistant / Purchase Ledger / Sales Ledger experience who can confidently pick up a varied workload and get up to speed quickly.

Experience using Microsoft Business Central would be a real advantage, but candidates with strong transactional finance experience using similar accounting systems will also be considered.