Accounts Assistant

Recruiter
Rubicon Recruitment
Location
Dorset
Contract
Permanent
Work pattern
Part Time
First listed by Ontap
17 September 2026
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Job description

Accounts Assistant

This part time Accounts Assistant role offers 20 to 25 hours a week, spread across five days, structured around you. You'll take ownership of the purchase and sales ledger, keeping the numbers accurate and the business running smoothly. From reconciliations to cash flow forecasting, this is a role where precision is genuinely valued.

As an Accounts Assistant, you will benefit from:

Flexibility to work part time hours spread across five days
Genuine autonomy in managing your own ledger and workload
Exposure to the full finance function, from daily transactions through to cash flow forecasting
Supportive management within a close-knit finance team

As an Accounts Assistant, your responsibilities will include:

Enter daily financial transactions, allocating payments and receipts into the accounting system
Keep the purchase and sales ledger accurate and up to date, processing invoices and resolving discrepancies
Monitor aged debtors, chase outstanding balances and send customer statements
Reconcile bank statements, and customer and supplier accounts
Produce weekly cash flow forecasts and reconcile monthly salary accounts
Support month end reporting and liaise with internal departments on account queries

As an Accounts Assistant, your experience will include:

Experience in an accounts or bookkeeping role, confident processing purchase and sales ledger transactions
Comfortable reconciling bank statements, and customer and supplier accounts
Experience chasing aged debt and managing credit control processes
Strong Excel skills with a keen eye for detail and accuracy
Experience producing cash flow forecasts or supporting month end reporting
AAT or equivalent accounts qualification desirable but not essential

If you're looking for a part time accounts role where your accuracy and reliability will be relied on daily, this Accounts Assistant position is worth a conversation. Apply today with an up-to-date CV or call Claire Heckford at Rubicon for more information.

While Rubicon uses AI to help speed up processes across the business, every application is reviewed by a human to ensure the right decision is made.

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