Part-time Accounts Assistant
| Posting date: | 27 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £28,000.0 to £32,000.00 per year |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 27 May 2026 |
| Location: | Hereford, Herefordshire, HR11AP |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4791815_1777298701 |
Summary
Your new company
Hays Accountancy & Finance are partnering with an established & successful agricultural business to recruit an experienced & dynamic part-time Accounts Assistant to join their close-knit finance function in Hereford, Herefordshire. Reporting to the Financial Controller and supporting the Management Accountant, the role will process/maintain both purchase ledger and sales ledger invoices, ensuring accurate costing, correct authorisations, along with making sure payment dates are adhered too. The position offers part-time hours around 20 - 26 hours per week, dependable on candidate preference, working pattern is flexible over 3 - 5 days per week. A hands-on permanent accounting opportunity where you will really take the lead on all transactional processes for the business.
Your new role
Your key duties will involve raising sales invoices from sales order processing, maintenance of the sales ledger, along with assisting with credit control duties, highlighting any key issues to the Financial Controller. You will resolve sales invoice queries, liaise with operational management and distribute end-of-month customer statements. You will process purchase ledger invoices, resolve purchase ledger queries, obtain relevant authorisation for PO numbers, and reconcile supplier statements. You will maintain customer/supplier data, monitor account inboxes, weekly reconciliations of bank statements, and prepare payment runs monthly. You will upload payments to the online banking system, support revenue collection forecasting, and assist with ad-hoc duties/analysis.
What you'll need to succeed
To be considered for this hands-on part-time Accounts Assistant role, you will need experience in a similar position. Ability to manage workloads to meet deadlines, self-motivated with a proactive working approach, strong communication skills to build both internal/external relationships, along with key attention to detail. You will have experience within transactional finance processes, adaptable to business needs and comfortable working within a close-knit finance function. You will have experience within a range of financial systems with the use of MS Excel. Experience within the farming/agricultural sector, along with small/medium-sized businesses, would be advantageous but not essential.
What you'll get in return
This permanent part-time Accounts Assistant role offers a salary of £30,000 - £32,000 per annum, pro rata dependable on experience over 20 - 26 hours per week. Flexible on a working pattern over 3 - 5 days per week. A great opportunity to really take the lead in the transactional finance processes for a well-established & successful family-owned agricultural group on a part-time basis.
What you need to do now
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