Part Time Finance Assistant

Harvey John; Angmering; Hybrid; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

AAT study support

Bonus scheme

23 days holiday + bank holidays

Job summary

Harvey John is recruiting a Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper for circa 20 hours per week across 4 or 5 days in Angmering, UK. This long-standing SME has a warm, collaborative culture and a growth mindset.

Reporting to the Finance Director, you’ll handle day-to-day financial processing, allocate receipts, process invoices, chase overdue debts and support bank reconciliations. AAT qualification or study, strong Excel skills, and experience with Dynamics Business Central/NAV are desirable; study

Qualifications

• Sound experience in bookkeeping and financial administration.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to spot discrepancies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage a varied workload and meet deadlines.
• AAT qualified or studying toward AAT.

Responsibilities

• Allocate customer receipts daily and issue sales invoices.
• Process card payments by telephone, pay-by-link and online.
• Chase overdue accounts by phone and email and reduce aged debt.
• Resolve customer account queries and process refunds.
• Collate and post purchase invoices and ensure payments within terms.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve supplier queries.
• Reconcile supplier statements and maintain supplier records.
• Prepare BACS runs and ad-hoc payments.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Excel

ERP systems

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

AAT qualification

Tools

Microsoft Dynamics

Job description

Circa 20 hours per week split across 4 or 5 days ideally

A long-standing SME business with a strong track record of success is currently seeking an experienced Finance Assistant / Bookkeeper to join them in a growth driven role. Having built solid foundations over recent years, the business is now in an exciting phase of continued growth, making this a great time to join. You’ll be part of a friendly, supportive finance team within a company known for its warm, collaborative culture, where people are valued and development is encouraged.

The role

Reporting directly to the Finance Director, you’ll take ownership of the day-to-day processing and administration of the company’s financial transactions. This is a varied, hands-on position: making sure customer payments are allocated accurately, suppliers are paid on time, finance queries are handled promptly and outstanding debts are actively managed.

Key responsibilities

• Allocating customer receipts daily and reviewing and issuing sales invoices
• Processing card payments by telephone, pay-by-link and online
• Chasing overdue accounts by phone and email, and supporting the reduction of aged debt
• Resolving customer account queries and processing refunds
• Collating and posting purchase invoices, ensuring payments stay within terms
• Matching invoices to purchase orders and resolving supplier queries
• Reconciling supplier statements and maintaining supplier records
• Preparing BACS runs and ad-hoc payments for approval

Banking & General Finance Support

• Accurately recording all cash movements and assisting with bank reconciliations
• Maintaining accurate accounting records and helping manage the finance inbox
• Supporting the Assistant Accountant and Finance Director with ad-hoc tasks

What you’ll bring

• Sound experience in bookkeeping and financial administration
• Strong attention to detail, with the ability to spot discrepancies and investigate issues
• Good Excel skills, including VLOOKUPs and pivot tables. Experience of an ERP level system is also advantageous
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• The ability to manage a varied workload, prioritise effectively and work independently to deadlines
• Experience with Microsoft Dynamics Business Central/NAV
• AAT qualified or currently studying towards AAT
• Quarterly bonus scheme
• 23 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, with a holiday buyback scheme
• Study support towards AAT for the right candidate
• Company-funded Health Cash Plan
• Employee Assistance Programme

This role is primarily office-based, with flexible and remote working arrangements available ad hoc.