Accounts Assistant

Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accounts Assistant position will include a variety of tasks across various income streams and business units, as well as covering various aspects of the finances across the organisation.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Supplier invoice/credit note processing.
• Handling supplier queries
• Transaction validation using system reports.
• Supplier statement checking and reconciliation.
• BACS payments processing - weekly, month end and ad hoc
• Processing Sales/Purchase Ledger Contra’s
• Periodic reconciliations for both ledgers.
• Processing Direct Debit collections and rejections
• Processing and posting refunds to sales ledger and purchase ledger accounts
• Maintaining and reconciling Cash Books
• Cash Book period end processing
• Processing Cheques and Bacs received from Customers.
• Processing Weekly Expenses
• Credit Control collection of outstanding balances with an emphasis on direct communications by telephone
• Ensuring disputes, queries and unallocated amounts are cleared for both ledgers.
• Generation and utilisation of Experian and aged debt reports for Credit Control and for the maintenance of the Sales Ledger
• Producing customer statements and conducting Sales ledger reconciliations

Additional Skills and Knowledge

• Previous experience of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledgers is essential.
• A detailed knowledge of ledger reconciliations, cashbooks, general bookkeeping skills
• Ability to use multifunctional software packages.

Person Specification

• Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Numerate with an excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to establish and maintain good stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally at all levels.
• Ability to demonstrate a methodical, organised, and flexible approach to work.
• Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• A calm, confident manner
• Proactive approach with the ability to think outside the box.
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Commercial awareness

What we offer

• Excellent induction & training program
• Working hours 9.00am - 5.30pm
• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Great social events.
• Day off on your Birthday
• Free onsite parking.
• Pension scheme.
• Eye care scheme.