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Accounts Assistant

Michael Page Finance
Posted 3 days ago, valid for a month
Location

Manchester, Greater Manchester M17 1DJ, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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Sonic Summary

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  • Page Personnel is recruiting a permanent Accounts Assistant for a successful e-commerce business in central Manchester.
  • The role is fully remote and involves a broad range of transactional duties, including accounts payable and bank reconciliations.
  • Candidates should have a proven track record in a fast-paced accounts role and be proficient in MS Excel, with knowledge of Sage 50 being beneficial.
  • The position offers a salary of up to £27,000 and includes a 35-hour working week with an early finish at 2pm on Fridays.
  • Applicants are expected to have relevant experience, ideally within a high-volume accounts environment.

Page Personnel are recruiting for a permanent Accounts Assistant on behalf of a successful e-commerce business with an office in central Manchester.

This role will be working fully remotely as part of their established accounts team and will be a broad transactional role including AP & bank reconciliations.

Client Details

Our client is a well established, global e-commerce business with an office based in central Manchester.

The business has experience significant growth over the past 5 years and are seeking reliable and hard working staff to join their remote team.

Description

Accounts Assistant duties include:

  • Bank account, payment provider account and merchant account reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of unreconciled items
  • Process merchant and supplier payments and respond to any payment related queries
  • Check financial transactions for accuracy, ensuring transactions are accurately categorised and journaled on a timely basis
  • Assist with the month-end close, including preparing and processing month-end journals
  • Support the annual external audit process, including preparing year-end schedules
  • Support the training, development and management of junior members of the Finance team
  • Assist in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of accounting systems, payment systems, procedures and controls
  • Perform other projects and duties as reasonably requested by the Finance Director or Financial Controller

Profile

The successful candidate will:

  • Be able to work effectively on a remote basis
  • Have a proven track record within a fast paced & high volume accounts role
  • Have good knowledge of AP & bank reconciliations
  • Be an excellent written and verbal communicator
  • Be able to work to tight deadlines
  • Be proficient in MS Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables etc)
  • Knowledge of Sage 50 would be beneficial

Job Offer

A salary up to £27,000, remote working, 35 hour working week, early finish on a Friday (2pm), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.