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Assistant Accountant
Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum
Our client is recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a friendly, profitable and growing business. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who possesses a strong understanding of financial principles to further develop their existing skills as the role and the company further develops.
The Role
- Supporting the Finance Manager with the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department including ad hoc reports and reconciliations
- Responsibility for credit control management and collection of customer debt
- Creating new Customer and Supplier accounts onto Sage
- Processing Sales orders into Sage
- Raising Sales Invoices and applications for payments
- Uploading Invoices onto Customer Portals as required
- Raising Purchase Orders in Sage
- Inputting Supplier invoices, validating nominal coding and matching POD’s
- Processing Bank/Cash Payments & Receipts onto Sage
- Maintaining the Sage System with updates
- Processing of Credit Card Expenses onto Excel and Sage
- Keeping Product Costs up to Date on Sage
- Maintaining the Sales Orders in spreadsheet
- Keeping the CRM system up to date
- Assist with general finance team duties, answering the telephone, filing, and dealing with enquiries both internally and externally.
Skills and Qualifications
- AAT Qualified
- Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping, journals, accruals, depreciation and prepayments
- Proven recent experience in credit control responsibility
- High level of competency with MS Office, notably Excel
- Ability to think on your feet and be self-motivated
- Ability to multi-task
- Excellent communication skills
- Organised and methodical, with attention to detail
Benefits
- Annual, non-contractual bonus for meeting company targets.
- Regular training provided.
- Company pension scheme.
- 20 days holidays per year plus 8 bank holidays - rising by 1 day per year, to a maximum of 25, following completion of 2 full years’ service.
- Full Christmas shutdown period.
- Free parking on site.
- Friendly team with regular social events.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.
