Senior Accounts Assistant

Your new company
You will work for a leading organisation in its sector. The Senior Accounts Assistant role is a full time and permanent opportunity, based in Maidstone, Kent.
Your new role

• Manage and run all aspects of monthly company payroll and pension scheme
• Manage and process all outgoing payments including ad hoc requests
• Manage all payment runs for suppliers and subcontractors to deadlines
• Approve and process subcontractor invoices
• Perform regular bank reconciliations
• Pay all utility bills in a timely manner
• Process clocking in data and timesheets to build timesheets for each hourly paid employee. Self-manage the clocking in systems and resolve any arising issues.
• Produce sales invoices for clients and monitor accounts receivable
• Monitor accounts payable ensuring all supplier accounts are balanced and up to date
• Monitor accounts shared email box and respond to all incoming email/ telephone queries
• Record all holiday and absences
• Administration of all HR related documents - employment contracts, offer letters, disciplinaries.
• Liaise with all employees and respond to any employment/ personal queries
• Submission of CIS returns in a timely manner
• Preparation and submission of monthly VAT return
• Petty cash management
• Using purchase order system.
• Working with auditors at company year end
• Work closely with Accounts Administrator to ensure all payment deadlines are met

What you\'ll need to succeed

• Experience within a similar role
• Experience of SAGE
• Strong MS Office experience
• Ideally have knowledge of CIS
• Ideally have, or be working towards, a professional accountancy qualification (AAT / ACCA / CIMA)

What you\'ll get in return
You will receive a competitive salary of £30,000 - £35,000 per annum (DOE).
What you need to do now
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