Accounts Assistant (Part time)
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Accounts Assistant (Part time)
Salary: £26k – £30k DOE (pro rata) + Company Benefit Scheme
Location: Hassocks (Office Based)
Hours: Mon–Fri 9am – 14.00pm
(Can be flexible for the right candidate on hours and salary)
(Free off-street parking)
An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced and detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to join a well-established and professional organisation based in Hassocks.
This is a varied and hands-on role, ideally suited to someone with strong Excel skills, a proactive approach and the ability to manage multiple financial and administrative tasks within a busy office environment.
Key Responsibilities
Accounts & Finance Duties:
- Managing purchase ledger and processing invoices.
- Credit control and chasing outstanding payments.
- Bank reconciliations and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Assisting with prepayments and accruals.
- Analysing income and expenditure data.
- Supporting general bookkeeping activities.
Administration & Support:
- Handling incoming queries via email and telephone.
- Resolving account-related queries efficiently and professionally.
- Processing payments, including taking card payments where required.
- Maintaining accurate records across internal systems.
- Excel & Data Management:
- Updating and maintaining Excel spreadsheets.
- Using formulas, pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to manage and analyse data.
- Exporting and manipulating data from internal systems.
Skills & Experience Required
- Previous experience within an Accounts Assistant or similar role.
- Strong working knowledge of Excel (formulas, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs).
- Experience with purchase ledger, credit control and bank reconciliations.
- High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
- Confident communicator with a professional telephone manner.
- Ability to prioritise workload and work independently.
- Experience using accounting or CRM systems.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive and friendly team, offering a stable and flexible working environment with scope to make a real impact. To be considered for this role, please send your CV over.
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⭐ Highlight your Excel expertise prominently as the role specifically requires formulas, pivot tables and VLOOKUPs
📊 Quantify your purchase ledger experience: 'Processed 200+ invoices monthly with 99.5% accuracy'
🎯 Emphasise your credit control achievements with metrics like debt reduction percentages or collection timeframes
💼 Showcase your experience with accounting software systems as this is specifically mentioned as required
🤝 Mention your telephone manner and query resolution skills as client communication is a key part of this role
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- •Processed 180+ purchase ledger invoices monthly using Excel VLOOKUPs to match supplier data across 3 systems
- •Reduced outstanding debts by 25% through systematic credit control procedures and professional telephone follow-ups
- •Completed daily bank reconciliations for 4 company accounts, maintaining 99.8% accuracy in financial record keeping
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Accounts Assistant position at Reset Recruitment Ltd in Hassocks. With proven experience in purchase ledger management and advanced Excel skills including pivot tables and VLOOKUPs, I am well-positioned to contribute to your finance team's success.
My background in accounts administration has equipped me with strong credit control capabilities and bank reconciliation expertise. I have consistently maintained accurate financial records while managing multiple administrative tasks in busy office environments, demonstrating the attention to detail and independent working style your role requires.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you use VLOOKUP to match invoice data across different spreadsheets?
- ›Walk me through your process for performing bank reconciliations
- ›What accounting software have you used and how did you export data for analysis?
- ›How do you handle prepayments and accruals in month-end procedures?
- ›Describe how you would set up a pivot table to analyse expenditure by category
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time when you had to chase a difficult outstanding payment
- ›Describe a situation where you found an error in financial records and how you resolved it
- ›How do you prioritise your workload when managing multiple financial tasks?
- ›Give an example of when you had to explain a complex account query to a non-finance person
- ›Tell me about a time when you improved a process or system in your previous accounts role
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time when you had to chase a difficult outstanding payment
Describe a situation where you found an error in financial records and how you resolved it