Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Job Purpose:

To provide financial, administrative, and clerical services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial and administrative operations.

Key Responsibilities:

Credit Control-

• Setting up new Customers
• Raising Credit Notes
• Cash Posting
• Ensuring Payments are chased for all overdue debts.
• Reconcile Sales Ledger Monthly
• Notify Invoice Finance of daily transactions.

Purchase Ledger-

• Matching invoices to deliveries
• Posting invoices on the system
• Reconciliation of supplier's accounts with statements
• Coding of approved invoices
• Maintain supplier accounts and setting up new ones.
• Reconcile Purchase Ledger Monthly
• Processing Payments

General-

• Performing basic office tasks, including answering phones, responding to emails, processing mail, filing, etc.
• Maintaining records for all transactions.
• Creating and updating spreadsheets of daily transactions.
• liaising with customers & suppliers when needed.
• Assisting the finance department and senior accounting staff members with various tasks, including preparing budgets, records, and statements.
• Undertake additional tasks and responsibilities as may be reasonably expected of the role.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Good understanding of accounting and financial reporting principles and practices.
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office and familiarity with relevant computer software.
• Analytical mind with strong conceptual and problem-solving skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail with the superb organizational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Level 3 AAT qualification or bookkeeping equivalent.
• Proven experience as an Accounts Clerk or experience in a similar financial role.

Package:

• Salary: 23,000 - 25,000.
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5:00pm, Friday 8:30am to 12 noon.
• Life Assurance.
• Holiday terms are 25 days annual leave plus statutory.

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