Accounts Assistant

Astute Recruitment are working exclusively with a global business, based in Ilkeston, looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their finance department on a full-time, permanent basis.

Job Responsibilities:

Accounts Payable (AP):

• Ensure payments, amounts, and records are accurate
• Manage the cashbook and petty cash
• Oversee credit control and debt collection
• Print and distribute customer statements
• Address queries and reconcile customer accounts as necessary
• Process invoices, including matching, coding, and filing
• Reconcile delivery notes and supplier statements with invoices and orders
• Raise and post month-end journal entries
• Liaise with third-party providers, clients, and suppliers
• Maintain and update procedural documentation
• Reconcile supplier statements, set up new supplier accounts, and maintain existing account details

Accounts Receivable (AR):

• Post cash transactions
• Reconcile daily banking
• Prepare weekly reports
• Send copy invoices/statements as requested by customers
• Run the stop list throughout the day and contact customers for payment to release orders
• Maintain existing customer accounts and set up new ones
• Conduct credit checks on new and existing customers, reviewing their credit limits
• Handle insolvency cases, complete proof of debt forms, and liaising with insolvency practitioners to retrieve stock/equipment
• Submit overdue accounts to money claim online when necessary
• Maintain the bad debt list and write-offs
• Issue final demands for overdue accounts

Profile & Key Skills:

• Team player with the ability to follow directions accurately
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient IT skills, especially in spreadsheet software
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Well-organised, ensuring work is easily understood by others
• Trustworthy and discreet when handling confidential information
• Strong administrative skills

The Ideal Candidate:

• Experience of Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Experience of Microsoft Office, specifically MS Excel to intermediate level
• Experience with accounting/financial software packages, i.e.: SAGE, SAP (this is desirable although training will be given)

Hybrid working - 3 days in office/2 from home (first 3 months in office). 25 + 8 days holiday + 1 extra day for every 5 years of service up to a max of 30 + 8 days holiday. £24,000 - £25,000.