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An opportunity has arisen for an experienced accountant to join a fast-paced business in their finance department. Reporting to the finance director, the successful candidate will have a hands-on approach to managing the day to day running of the finance department whilst also being solely responsible for preparing payroll and producing the accounts for a number of smaller subsidiary entities. Interested candidates must be confident, self-motivated and professional in approach with an eye for detail.
Responsibilities:
- Supervising Assistant Accountant
- Producing weekly and monthly payrolls (BrightPay)
- Assisting with month end procedures including preparation of company accounts to TB level
- Reconciling General Nominal Accounts including multi-currency bank accounts
- Maintenance of the fixed asset register
- Reconciling company credit card statements and PayPal account
- Liaising with external accountants and auditors
- Purchase ledger;- Coding and inputting of invoices and credits and obtaining appropriate authorisation for payment- Generation of supplier payment runs and sending of remittances- Multi-currency payment entry onto bank and allocation to supplier accounts- General upkeep of purchase ledger and resolution of any queries.
- Sales ledger; - Credit control / debt collection - proactive approach to debtor management with monitoring and chasing of aged debt over the telephone- Bank receipt allocation, banking of incoming cheques and cash allocation- Assisting with customer queries and passing to relevant department as and where necessary- Credit limit review- Monthly statement distribution
Person Specification:
- Passion for accounts with a keen eye for attention to detail
- Must have a logical mind / working process
- Preferably AAT qualified or part qualified CIMA (or equivalent experience)
- Must be "questioning"
- Be a strong, cooperative and outgoing person
- Must be self-motivated and organised to be able to complete the job tasks and manage them simultaneously
- Polite and confident telephone manner
For more information on this role, please speak to Nicola Walker at Si Recruitment.
