Accounts Assistant
Location: Rugby
Permanent: Part time flexible hours (FTE average 37.5 hours per week)
About Us
Established in 1888, Howkins & Harrison LLP has been supporting homeowners, landowners, and landlords for over 130 years. We are a respected and successful firm of property and lettings agents, chartered surveyors, land agents, auctioneers, and valuers. With 7 regional offices across the Midlands, as well as an office in London, we provide expert advice and services to a broad range of clients across the region and beyond.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our friendly Accounts team based at our Head Office in Rugby.
This is a permanent, part-time position with flexible working hours, supporting a variety of accounting functions across the business, including Lettings, Block Management and wider client accounting activities. Working closely with colleagues throughout the business, you will play an important role in ensuring the accurate processing of financial transactions, maintaining high standards of customer service and supporting compliance with accounting procedures.
Key Responsibilities
Your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- Processing and allocating incoming and outgoing payments accurately.
- Reconciling client and office bank accounts.
- Assisting with Lettings and Block Management accounting processes.
- Preparing regular financial reports and statements.
- Responding to account queries from colleagues, clients and contractors.
- Investigating and resolving account discrepancies.
- Processing banking correspondence and maintaining accurate financial records.
- Supporting month-end processes and other routine accounting tasks.
- Providing general administrative support to the Accounts team.
Skills & Experience
We're looking for someone who has:
- 5 GCSEs (or equivalent), including Maths and English.
- Previous experience in a similar accounts, finance or bookkeeping role.
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong numerical and analytical skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
- Good problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate and resolve queries.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will be:
- Organised with excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise competing workloads.
- Proactive, reliable and committed to delivering a consistently high standard of work.
- A confident communicator with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Able to build positive working relationships with colleagues, clients and contractors.
- Comfortable working independently as well as collaboratively within a team.
- Customer-focused with a professional and approachable manner.
- Keen to learn, develop and adapt to new systems and processes.
What We Offer
- Competitive basic salary
- 25 days annual leave (pro-rata)
- Your birthday off
- Long Service Holidays Awards
- Pension plan
- 5-star review incentive payments
- Life assurance cover
- Paid mileage (in line with HMRC guidance)
How to Apply
If you are looking to take the next step in your lettings career and join a business with a strong heritage, ambitious growth plans and a commitment to excellent customer service, we would love to hear from you.
Send your CV, salary expectations and preferred hours to: [email protected]
Closing Date - 22nd July 2026
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
