Accounts Assistant (Part-time)

An 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 ..... full job details .....