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
£24,000 - £28,000

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?

1. 28 days holiday
2. DC pension scheme (5%)
3. Life insurance
4. Private Medical Insurance (after successful probation period)
5. Company laptop and mobile phone provided
6. Hybrid working after probation

Key Responsibilities:

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

Key Skills and Experience:

1. SAP B1 knowledge is an advantage but not essential
2. Solid understanding of accounts processes with accurate interpretation and input of data
3. Excellent organisational and multitasking skills, with strong attention to detail
4. Highly efficient, proactive, and professional with a polite manner
5. Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
6. Good IT skills, particularly in Excel and Word
7. 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.