Job Title: Part-time Accounts Assistant

Location: Witham, Essex

Working Pattern: 2 days per week – Tuesday and Thursday (8:30am – 5:00pm, including a 1-hour

lunch break)

 

Job Description

• Carry out credit control duties, including professionally following up on overdue accounts.

• Support sales ledger processes, including raising invoices and allocating incoming payments.

• Manage shared accounts inboxes, ensuring emails are reviewed, prioritised, and responded to in a

timely manner.

• Set up and process bank payments.

• Match purchase orders with delivery notes.

• Reconcile fuel receipts against invoices.

• Process credit notes efficiently and accurately.

• Handle bulk data processing tasks.

• Review and check corporate card statements.

• Monitor credit card transactions and ensure accuracy.

• Identify and follow up on missing invoices.

• Manage petty cash records.

• Issue customer statements.

• Provide general administrative support to the finance team as required.

 

Systems Used

• MS Office

• Sage

• Paperless systems

 

Person Specification

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant or finance administration role.

• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.

• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks.

• Confident communicator with strong written and verbal skills.

• Able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a small team.

 

Additional Information:

This role will initially be 2 days per week, with the potential to increase hours over time.