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ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT - PERMANENT ON SITE ROLE
LOCATION: CHESHIRE
Monday to Friday between 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (office Based)
We are recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join a well-established organisation that embodies a dynamic and highly professional ethos with a positive culture. The Accounts Assistant will be an integral part of the Finance team, we are ideally looking for somone with a strong experience in Accounts or Accounting Administrative background.
Experience or a good working knowledge using SAGE, Microsoft Excel as well as adapting quickly using bespoke accountancy software. Training will be provided
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Being the Primary point of contact for all banking queries, credit control and sales invoices
- Purchase Ledger Reconciliation and Invoice preparation for sales invoices
- Daily recording of incoming cheques and bacs from HSBC net
- Support the Finance Manager with general accounts administration; cashflow forecasting
- Identifying and rectifying discrepancies
- Credit card processing / company expenses
- Cash allocation onto client accounts
- Managing digital and financial records
- Reconciliation of accounts and raising any queries
- Analysis of Company Credit card expenditure
- Processing supplier payments on system
- Supporting the Finance manager on ad hoc duties; monthly payroll, annual audit preparation, record keeping,
- Daily receiving of payments, allocating necessary information, which facilitates prompt allocation of cash.
- Schedule monitoring of payment performance.
- Process credit applications; perform credit evaluations on new and existing accounts.
- Check, verify and process purchase invoices
- Dealing with queries on postings from suppliers
- Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post
- Assist raising sales invoices through Sage 50
- Allocating payments and receipts
KEY SKILLS:
- Demonstrate previous experience in Accounts
- Proficient using MS Word, Outlook, and Excel and a basic knowledge using Accountancy software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrate good reconciliation skills
- Knowledge of nominal account coding
- High attention to detail and the ability to work to monthly deadlines.
- A willingness to learn
