Accounts Assistant

Saxton 4x4 Limited

Posted a day ago, valid for a month

Chelmsford, Essex CM1 1PG

£26,000 per annum

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

Saxton 4x4, a leading luxury vehicle dealer based in Chelmsford, Essex, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their busy Accounts Department.
The position offers a salary of up to £27,500 per annum and requires a minimum of 2 years of experience as an Accounts Assistant.
Key responsibilities include reconciling debtors, processing refunds, and managing invoices and bank reconciliations.
Candidates should have attention to detail, strong organizational skills, and be competent in IT, including Excel.
The role is full-time, with working hours of 37.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM.

Established for over 50 years and recently recognised in the list of Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024. Saxton 4x4 offers in excess of 2000 premium vehicles for sale at our state of the art multi-floor Showroom. You will have access to some of the worlds most luxurious brands including Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Aston Martin, Porsche, Range Rover, Mercedes, BMW and Audi. We also have long-standing partnerships with established luxury vehicle customisation companies such as Overfinch, Onyx, Khan and Urban.

Based in Chelmsford, Essex (CM1), Saxton have emerged as the largest 4x4 dealer in Europe, selling SUV's and specialist cars at incredible value to customers across the globe.

We are actively looking for enthusiastic individuals excited to join our ever-growing automotive family. We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join our busy Accounts Department supporting all of the Saxton operations.

This role will be on a permanent basis, offering a salary of up to £27,500 per annum.

The Role:

Review and reconcile debtors, and chasing late payments internally;
Assisting with the processing of refunds on a daily basis;
Report discrepancies to the relevant departmental manager
Code & post invoices on a timely basis;
Reconcile invoices to statement for daily & monthly payment runs;
General administrative duties as and when required;
Completing daily and monthly bank reconciliations;
Posting monthly direct debits/receipts and making daily payments.
Assist the management teams by resolving any accounting queries;

Person Specification:

Part qualified (or other accounting qualification is desirable)
Use of Sage and Keyloop preferred but not essential
Previous experience as an Accounts Assistant (min 2 years)
Attention to detail and accuracy
Strong organisational skills
Competent IT skills including excel
Ability to work well under pressure, schedule work appropriately and show initiative to improve procedures where appropriate
Be a team player

Hours: 37.5 hrs (Monday Friday 8:30 17:00)

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