Full job descriptionAn excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and proactive part-time Accounts Assistant to join a growing, established organisation based in Gateshead. The role can be worked over 3 days or 5, to suit your needs.

Working closely with the Head of Finance, you will play an important role in supporting the day-to-day running of the finance function. This is a varied position covering both accounts receivable and accounts payable, with a particular focus on purchase ledger, credit control and debtor management.

This would suit someone who is highly organised, confident communicating with customers and enjoys taking ownership of their workload in a busy finance environment.

The Role
Key responsibilities will include:
*Managing and monitoring aged debtors and outstanding customer balances
*Chasing overdue payments professionally via telephone, email and statements
*Resolving invoice and billing queries to support the timely collection of payments
*Raising, checking and issuing customer sales invoices
*Processing and verifying supplier invoices
*Matching purchase orders against invoices and investigating discrepancies
*Completing bank reconciliations
*Reconciling corporate credit card transactions and receipts
*Processing and cross-checking employee expenses
*Maintaining accurate financial records, spreadsheets and digital filing systems
*Supporting the wider finance team with month-end preparation and financial administration
*Responding to day-to-day finance queries from internal colleagues and external suppliers

The successful candidate will ideally have:
*Around 1–3 years’ experience within bookkeeping, accounts or a similar finance role
*Proven experience of purchase ledger, credit control and chasing outstanding payments
*Strong experience using QuickBooks and Microsoft Excel
*Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
*A confident and professional communication style, particularly over the telephone
*The ability to be firm and assertive when required while maintaining positive customer relationships

What’s on Offer
*Flexible working pattern across 3–5 days per week
*22–25 hours per week
*Quarterly bonus scheme linked to personal and company KPIs
*Holiday entitlement on a pro-rata basis, plus bank holidays (25 days FTE)
*Workplace pension
*Free on-site parking
*A varied and hands-on finance role within a supportive team

Please note, this is an office-based position, and applicants must be able to reliably commute to Gateshead for their scheduled working hours.