Part Time Accounts Assistant

Optima Recruitment; London; On-site; GBP 29,000; Part time

Job description

Our successful and growing client is looking for an Accounts Assistant to work 21 hours a week over three days but is flexible on the days worked. You will work closely with the finance teams, supporting smooth month-end processes and collaborating with teams across the business.

• Based in Chessington office.
• £29,000 (DOE) pro rata.
• 21 hours per week, flexible on the days worked, although prefer a regular pattern of days and hours for each week.
• Generous pension scheme.
• Health cover.
• Onsite parking.
• 24 days holidays + bank holidays (increasing by 1 day a year for a maximum of 5 years).

Job specification:

• Assist sales and invoicing teams with customer account queries.
• Assist with balance sheet reconciliations including accruals and prepayments.
• Reconcile bank statements, including month-end.
• Check credit card expenses, monitor employee compliance, and resolve missing information.
• Primary responsibility for expense claims and staff reimbursements and help support rollout and training for new group-wide electronic expenses system.
• Work closely with the finance team.
• Support month-end close by posting journals and preparing reconciliations.
• Backup colleagues with purchase ledgers and payment runs.
• Help with month-end close.
• Assist with projects, including for the group finance team of the parent company.

Person specification:

• Proven experience in consistent and reliable financial processing.
• Ability to investigate and resolve discrepancies or unusual financial entries.
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
• Familiarity with Sage or similar financial systems.
• Open to candidates without formal qualifications.