Group Accounts Assistant

Location: Remote (preferred locations Northamptonshire/ Milton Keynes)

Hours: 25 hours per week (negotiable)

Salary: £30,000 pa, depending on experience

Join a growing team making a real impact

At Impact HR, and across our associated group companies, we are continuing to scale our operations and support to our client base.

To support this growth, we are recruiting for a Group Accounts Assistant who will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day bookeeping and accounting of multiple companies within the business to support the Group Management Accountant.

This is a part-time role suited to a developing accounting professional who enjoys working in a growing SME environment and has the organisational skills to manage multiple entities. This role will progress bookkeeping skills with the complexity of supporting multiple companies within the group, with opportunities for the right candidate to develop further accounting skills.

Why this role matters

As the business grows, maintaining accuracy within Accounts Payable and Accounts Recievable of our various companies becomes increasingly important.

This role ensures the business maintains:

Timely processing of Payable invoices
Accurate delivery of Sales invoicing
Monitoring of Aging debtors
Responding to customer queries in a timely and professional manner

The Group Accounts Assistant will play an important role in supporting business leaders by ensuring the fundamentals of bookkeeping are accurate across the companies in their remit.

What you will be doing

You will be responsible for Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable of 3 companies, reporting to the Group Management Accountant.

This role oversees all core bookkeeping elements, with opportunities for accounting tasks and professional development.

Your day-to-day will include:

Within 3 of our companies:

Accounts Payable

Processing and approving supplier invoices
Reconciling bank account transactions
Monitoring the Accounts mailboxes and responding to queries
Maintaining and reviewing the fixed asset registers

Accounts Receivable

Raising Sales invoices for 2-3 entities
Chasing overdue invoices and resolving client invoice queries

What Success Looks Like (First 12 Months)

Accurate and timely processing of purchase and sales invoices
Well maintained bookkeeping records, fixed asset registers and bank reconciliations

About You

You are a developing accounting professional who enjoys working within a growing SME environment and is comfortable managing 3 Accounts mailboxes.

You bring strong attention to detail, initiative and a professional manner. You are comfortable asking questions when unsure.

You are organised, pragmatic and able to manage your workload effectively within a part-time role.

You will likely bring:

1+ years experience bookkeping or accounting
Strong grades in Mathematics
Ideally working towards an Accounting qualification such as AAT
Accuracy and attention to detail
Excellent prioritising and time management skills
Proficiency with Outlook
Experience using Accounting systems
A solutions-focused mindset
Application of data protection and confidentiality

What We Offer

Competitive salary and benefits
Flexible working
Supportive, values-led team culture
Progression pathways and professional development

Ready to shape the future of hr with Impact?

We are looking for a developing accounting professional who wants to play an important role in supporting a strong accounts foundation for a growing consultancy.

This role is about more than simply bookkeeping. It is about reliability, accuracy and adding value through solid accounting fundamentals, as well as requiring mental agility and organisation skills to manage multiple companies coherently. Once comfortable with the role, there are opportunities to develop various further accounting skills.

If you enjoy working in a flexible, collaborative environment and want the opportunity to apply your accounts expertise within a growing professional services organisation, we would love to hear from you.

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