Accounts Assistant (Part-time)

BMC Recruitment Group Ltd

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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.
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