Accounts Assistant

Home based

20 Hours per week minimum

£18 per hour

A leading Accountancy firm in Hampshire are seeking an Accounts Assistant to support their Team on a part-time basis. The role is approximately 20 hrs per week, with the possibility of increasing hours given candidate experience and workload

This role is a 'work from home' position but the candidate must be located in or around Oxfordshire/Reading area to have the ability to join in our periodic team-work days (Reading) and client visits (London).

Accounts Assistant

Job description

* Producing weekly cash flow reports and holding discussions at the weekly meetings (experience with 'Float' Software would be an advantage)

* Weekly bookkeeping using Xero Software

* Credit Control

* Dealing with the finance email accounts and actioning accordingly

* Generating month end invoicing and liaising with the team

* Generating and submitting weekly schedules on the factoring software

* Downloading invoices from software portals

* Generating mid-month and month end payment run reports

* Joining weekly meetings with the OPS team and COO

* Available for quarterly visits into London

* Dealing with clients and consultants with any queries

Required skills.

* Minimum 2 years' experience within a similar accounting role.

* Strong Excel skills essential.

* Strong analytical skills, good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.

* Ability to manage and prioritise workloads.

* Must have a flexible approach to work with initiative and problem-solving skills.

* The ability to work to defined monthly timescales with the ability to manage own tasks and multiple priorities effectively.

* Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to develop and maintain long term client relationships.

* Be an organised individual working alongside a senior accountant, ensuring accounts are up to date weekly/monthly.

* Be confident in looking after and liaising directly with our clients, both remotely and in person at clients premises