Accounts Assistant

Job title:

Accounts Assistant

Location:

Witham
Salary: £15 per hour (£28,860 FTE)

Hours:

Part time, 2 days per week – Tuesday and Thursday, with potential to increase

We are recruiting for a part‑time Accounts Assistant to support a busy finance team with day‑to‑day transactional and administrative duties. This is a varied role covering credit control, sales ledger support, reconciliations, and general finance administration.

The position may suit someone working as an Accounts Assistant, Finance Assistant, Credit Controller, Accounts Administrator, or Bookkeeping Assistant who is looking for flexible part‑time hours within a supportive team.

• Carry out credit control activity, including professionally chasing overdue payments
• Assist with sales ledger tasks such as raising invoices and allocating receipts
• Manage finance email inboxes and respond or eskalate queries promptly
• Set up bank payments and support payment processing
• Match purchase orders to delivery notes and receipts to invoices
• Process credit notes and support bulk processing tasks
• Check corporate card and Barclaycard statements and identify missing invoices
• Manage petty cash and send customer statements
• Provide general administrative support to the finance team

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant, Finance Administrator, Credit Control, or similar finance support role
• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks
• Confident written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a small team
• Experience using MS Office and finance systems such as Sage or similar

• Experience using paperless or digital document management systems
• Background in high-volume invoice or transaction processing

This role would suit an experienced finance administrator or accounts professional seeking part‑time hours, returning to work, or balancing work alongside other commitments. It may also appeal to someone with bookkeeping or credit control experience who enjoys structured, detail-focused work in a small team environment.

The ideal candidate will be organised, reliable, and proactive, with a calm and professional approach to finance administration and customer communication.

• Flexible part‑time working pattern
• Opportunity for hours to increase over time
• Supportive finance team environment
• Stable, long‑term opportunity

Apply now with your CV!