Accounts Assistant

Our client is growing, well established company who are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their friendly, but busy office based in Ware.

Perfect Accounts Assistant opportunity for a candidate with all round experience who lives locally to Ware and is happy to be in the office 5 days a week.

The ideal Accounts Assistant candidate will have 3 years experience and be looking to develop and progress.

The key day to duties will be as follows:

Assist with a range of reporting including management accounts, overhead accounts, balance sheets, reconciliations, prepayments and accruals, posting journals
Assist in the preparation of monthly VAT returns and identifying any errors
Carrying out reviews of council tax, business rates, utility bills and other costs
Sales and Purchase ledger overview
Accurately entering data of invoices, ensuring correct nominal coding and VAT treatment
]Ensuring authorisation procedures for purchase invoices are followed
Setting up and maintaining supplier accounts
Liaising with colleagues and suppliers to resolve any invoice queries
Completing reconciliation of bank accounts
Accurate coding of the AP invoices onto the system
Ensure accurate and timely reporting of all financial information
Preparing and entering journals into the system
Supporting the preparation of management accounts and month-end duties

Skills

Good spoken and written communication skills
Strong analytical skills
Commercial awareness
Ideally knowledge of Excel (pivot tables, v-look ups) and Word
Confident, approachable and team orientated
Show initiative and prepared to change working practice

The Accounts Assistant role is 5 days a week in the office with the hours 9-5pm.

This role would suit someone who is looking to progress and develop in the future.

The ideal candidate will have all round accounts experience and be looking to take a step up and work alongside a Financial Controller and a small team.

Due to the anticipated high volume of applications we may receive for this advertisement, it is with regret that we may only be able to contact those applicants successful in being shortlisted. However, your application for this or any further roles, may mean that we are able to contact you when additional vacancies become available. Should you not want this to be the case, please feel free to contact us directly to ensure we are aware of your wishes.