Accounts Assistant

A well-established SME in Witham are seeking a reliable and detail-oriented Part-Time Accounts Assistant to join its finance team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced finance administrator looking for a structured, part-time role within a supportive and professional environment. Initially offered on a two-day-per-week basis, there is potential for additional hours in the future as the role develops.

Location: On-site
Working Pattern: Part-Time, 2 days per week (Tuesday & Thursday)
Salary: 15 per hour ( 28,860 FTE)
Estimated Start Date: Mid-March

Working closely with the Finance team, you will support day-to-day transactional finance activities, ensuring accuracy, efficiency and strong credit control processes.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Managing credit control, including proactively chasing overdue accounts
• Supporting sales ledger activities, raising invoices and allocating payments
• Monitoring and managing finance mailboxes, ensuring timely responses
• Setting up bank payments
• Matching purchase orders to delivery notes and processing credit notes
• Reconciling fuel receipts and corporate card statements
• Identifying and resolving missing invoice queries
• Managing petty cash and issuing customer statements
• Providing general administrative support to the Finance team

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience in an Accounts Assistant or finance administration role
• Strong attention to detail and high levels of accuracy
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks effectively
• Experience using MS Office, Sage & Paperless
• Confident written and verbal communicator
• Comfortable working independently while contributing to a small team

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