Accounts Assistant (Part-time)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive part-time Accounts Assistant to join a growing, established organisation based in Gateshead. The role can be worked over 3 days or 5, to suit your needs.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function. This is a varied position covering both accounts receivable and accounts payable, with a particular focus on purchase ledger, credit control and debtor management.

This would suit someone who is highly organised, confident communicating with customers and enjoys taking ownership of their workload in a busy finance environment.

The Role
Key responsibilities will include:

Managing and monitoring aged debtors and outstanding customer balances
Chasing overdue payments professionally via telephone, email and statements
Resolving invoice and billing queries to support the timely collection of payments
Raising, checking and issuing customer sales invoices
Processing and verifying supplier invoices
Matching purchase orders against invoices and investigating discrepancies
Completing bank reconciliations
Reconciling corporate credit card transactions and receipts
Processing and cross-checking employee expenses
Maintaining accurate financial records, spreadsheets and digital filing systems
Supporting the wider finance team with month-end preparation and financial administration
Responding to day-to-day finance queries from internal colleagues and external suppliers   
The successful candidate will ideally have:

Around 1–3 years' experience within bookkeeping, accounts or a similar finance role
Proven experience of purchase ledger, credit control and chasing outstanding payments
Strong experience using QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
A confident and professional communication style, particularly over the telephone
The ability to be firm and assertive when required while maintaining positive customer relationships   
What's on Offer

Flexible working pattern across 3–5 days per week
22–25 hours per week
Quarterly bonus scheme linked to personal and company KPIs
Holiday entitlement on a pro-rata basis, plus bank holidays (25 days FTE)
Workplace pension
Free on-site parking
A varied and hands-on finance role within a supportive team
Please note, this is an office-based position, and applicants must be able to reliably commute to Gateshead for their scheduled working hours