Junior Accounts Assistant

My client has provided conveyancing services to over 1 million customers since they opened their doors over 20 years ago. On average, they help arrange one in every four remortgages and are consistently placed as one of the top providers. They are a profitable global company and are market-leaders within their sector with an excellent service reputation with our customers.

Working with a team of welcoming and hard-working individuals, they have a positive company culture and outstanding training that will help you grow and develop with them. They are family friendly and have a strong focus on making sure a healthy work/life balance is possible for everyone, with hybrid working patterns and flexible working opportunities on offer. They also have an excellent, transparent progression pathway for those who want to progress their career with them. They have a large IT team, Finance and HR functions, and Management Teams; all accessible to internal candidates who might fancy a change.

Working in newly refurbished, modern offices close to local transport links as well as some onsite parking, this is a permanent role with the option to work full time, part time or reduced hours. As well as working within immaculate offices, some other benefits include:

• Excellent package including competitive salary, Life Assurance, matched Pension Scheme, Salary Sacrifice Scheme, Private Health Insurance (for all roles where this applies)
• Family Friendly - hybrid working available, part time/flexible hours, no unsociable hours. We recognise the need to work around that school run!
• Holidays 33 days annual leave (includes Bank holidays), which increases to 34 days after 5 years’ service, increasing 1 day additionally every 5 years, with the option to purchase more days annually (eligibility criteria applies)
• An extra day off to take on your birthday!
• Smart casual dress code (all week, not just Fridays!)
• Significant career progression opportunities with a large in-house training function
• Highly innovative company with a strong focus on technology
• An active charity and social events calendar

They are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join them, this is the perfect opportunity for someone with office-based experience looking for a new challenge OR someone starting their career!

Some of the responsibilities include:

• Process purchase ledger invoices with assistance from the current accountant through accounting system and online portal
• Distribution of monthly credit card statements and tracking/chasing these being returned
• Assist with weekly payment runs
• Monitor purchase ledger mailbox and respond to internal employee and external supplier queries
• Daily reconciliation of customer bank receipts
• Bi-weekly processing of customer cheque receipts
• Allocation of receipts and process through online portal
• Process ad hoc bank payments
• Import bank transactions from online banking platform
• Completion of month end bank reconciliations as part of the month end reporting pack
• Assist with ad hoc audit queries as and when required
• Assist with maintenance of process documentation to enable others to cover your primary duties when required
• Contribute to process improvements in a proactive manner
• Provide efficient support to the finance team and assist with ad hoc projects as requested by senior team members
• Monitor Accounts Assistant’s mailbox

Experience needed:

• Office experience desirable, but not essential
• Good IT skills including Excel
• Ability to effectively communicate in all forms
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to focus on specific targets and demonstrate target achievement
• Capable of producing high quality work in a flexible, fast-paced environment
• Takes personal responsibility for actions and decisions and takes initiative to make things happen.
• Ability to organise own time and prioritise workload often within tight timescales whilst still maintaining a high attention to detail
• Develops positive relationships with internal and external customers
• Remains positive despite difficulty, disappointment and when under pressure
• Builds rapport with colleagues
• Is aware of personal development needs and raises issues with manager to help improve effectiveness. Takes on board comments about development needs and is always willing to learn.

Our client welcomes applicants from a variety of employment/academic backgrounds and who may be at very different stages of their careers. Those who may have taken a break from work to raise children or travel the world, those who have or have not worked in the legal sector, those who have worked in fast paced customer service environments such as baristas, bar staff, retail and those who have never thought that a legal career would be open to them. They value life skills enormously; life experience gives you the ability to understand our customer’s needs.

You don’t need a legal background to work with them, they can provide you with the technical guidance, you just need to bring any customer service and administration skills.

As a valued team member, being able to work using your own initiative will assist you in organising and structuring your day, however with a comprehensive training programme and support from your peers, trainers, mentors and managers, you will have everything you need.

Due to the amount of response we receive, unfortunately we are not able to give feedback to individuals, if you have not heard back within 5 days please assume that you have not been successful for the role you have applied for. By applying to this advertisement, you are hereby giving consent for Jo Holdsworth Recruitment to hold your details for a 30 day period and contact you via any method of contact you have listed on your application.

(Jo Holdsworth Recruitment - Recruitment Agency)