Part-Time Bookkeeper

Location: Feering, Essex

Work Pattern: Work-from-home with 1 day a month in-office

Pay rate: £16,480 per annum

Hours: 4 hours a day, 5 days per week (20 hours per week)

Overview

We're looking for a detail-driven Part-Time Bookkeeper to join a vibrant Media Accounts team. You'll play a key role in keeping the agency's financial processes accurate and running smoothly, from processing invoices to managing supplier and client payments. This is a hands-on role suited to someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys precision work, and is confident handling conversations about money with clients and suppliers.

Benefits:

• Generous Holidays starting from 33 days per annum

• Birthday leave (post-probation)

• Tax Free EOT Bonus

• Group Life Assurance

• Social events organised by our Social Committee

• Optional private medical insurance after 1 year

• Long service awards every 5 years

• Employee of the Quarter programme

• Free tea, coffee, snacks, kitchen facilities, and breakout spaces

• Beer Fridge Fridays

• Referral programme

• Pirkx benefits from day one

• Auto-enrolment pension (3% employer contribution after 3 months)

Key Responsibilities

• Accurately record Cost of Sales invoices in Synergist, ensuring alignment with purchase orders

• Input Overhead invoices into SAGE, correctly categorising them under the appropriate nominal code

• Resolve invoice queries

• Manage multiple Outlook inboxes

• Process sales invoices and forward them to clients

• Check supplier statements and request missing invoices

• Reconcile credit card expenses through SAGE

• Prepare payment schedules for approval and execute weekly supplier payments

• Maintain and update administrative systems, supporting efficient day-to-day housekeeping

• Carry out other reasonable duties in line with the role

Requirements

• AAT Level 3, or a related accountancy qualification with minimum of a year of experience since gaining the qualification

• Proven experience in fast-paced accounting/bookkeeping roles

• Credit control experience is essential

• Confident with account reconciliation

• Strong experience with SAGE software

• Solid grasp of double-entry bookkeeping principles

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Good organisational and time management skills

• Proactive, confident and positive, including in challenging conversations