Part time Accounts Assistant

Account Administration Assistant - 12 months finance experience, full training provided.

Monday - Thursday 8.30-16:30 & Friday 8.30-15.30

Abingdon - hybrid after probation

GBP24,000 - GBP28,000

About the Role

Global CTS are proud to be working with a high-value manufacturing client based in Abingdon who are seeking an Accounts Administration Assistant to join their small team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who wants a vital role in supporting the Accounts function with a wide variety of financial tasks. If you have a passion for numbers, attention to detail, and are looking to develop your career in accounts, this role is perfect for you. This is a role that offers training; you may have some basic accounting knowledge with a basic AAT qualification as full training will be provided.

What’s on Offer?

• 28 days holiday
• DC pension scheme (5%)
• Life insurance
• Private Medical Insurance (after successful probation period)
• Company laptop and mobile phone provided
• Hybrid working after probation

Key Responsibilities: (full training will be provided; ideally 12 months accounts experience)

• Maintaining debtor balances and producing monthly statements to customers
• Chasing outstanding invoices and resolving issues via emails and phone calls
• Providing aged debtor reports to the MD on a weekly basis
• Raising credit notes, sales invoices, and forwarding to customers
• Adding new customers (including credit agency checks) and suppliers on SAPB1
• Maintaining creditor balances and matching purchase invoices to purchase orders
• Producing supplier payment runs on a monthly and as-required basis
• Performing daily bank account reconciliations (two GBP accounts, one EUR account)
• Conducting month-end Euro bank account revaluation and updating cash flow reports
• Assisting with month-end processes, including reconciliations and producing nominal journals
• Managing petty cash, processing interest on loans, and reconciling staff expenses
• Checking and reconciling company credit cards monthly
• Updating exchange rates on SAP from HMRC monthly
• Maintaining the shared accounts email inbox, ensuring all emails are attended to and filed
• Filing, archiving, and supporting with audit queries and annual stock takes

Key Skills and Experience:

• SAP B1 knowledge is an advantage but not essential
• Solid understanding of accounts processes with accurate interpretation and input of data
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills, with strong attention to detail
• Highly efficient, proactive, and professional with a polite manner
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Good IT skills, particularly in Excel and Word
• Ability to handle difficult customers professionally and prioritise workload effectively

No terminology used in this job description is intended to discriminate against a person’s age, race, religion, gender, marital status, colour, disability or sexual orientation. Each candidate is only assessed on their merits, qualifications and abilities to perform the duties of the job described above.