Accounts Clerk

A regional house builder have a requirement for a Accounts Clerk to join their Finance team based in Warrignton.

Accounts Clerk role

Reporting to the Management Accountant you will assist in all financial functions including day to day postings of financial information. Duties include:

• Export and analyse all bank transactions for each division of the company
• Collate all paperwork for incoming receipts and outgoing payments
• Monitoring cash receipts from Solicitors on completions and exchanges
• Cash Book Maintenance for all companies
• Input purchase ledger invoices onto SAGE computer system
• Input all recharge invoices for Site Managers
• Raise cheques and remittance advices
• Process BACS payments and inter-company transfers
• Supervise & assist in the raising of remittance advices and send out to suppliers
• Supervise and assist the posting of all purchase ledger payments
• Raise all Sales Ledger invoices/credits
• Statement Reconciliation
• Monitor procurer profile to ensure all reservation fees have been processed and balance with the current account.
• Process Council Tax payments monthly and inform when properties are sold
• Monitor all refunds received from Councils for business rates and council tax
• Enter all cheques received in paying in book and deposit in the bank
• Deal with enquiries/invoice queries and resolve accordingly
• Set up new development codes on Coins and inform relevant members of staff
• Export 50000 development costs from SAGE, expand all costs into Excel & import into Coins
• Print all SAGE month end reports, Sales/Purchase ledger month end reports, backup SAGE and close the periods.
• Print monthly management reports consisting of contract cost summary and trial balance
• General ledger report and journal any miscellaneous costs
• VAT report
• Detailed costs report - preliminary costs need to be updated in schedule
• Print actual and predicted Maintenance reports and forward to customer care
• Provide backup support with reception duties when colleague absent
• Liaise with auditors at year end and provide all necessary paperwork

Key skills required for the Account Clerk role:

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to detail
• Financial Awareness
• Organisation Skills
• Prioritise Workload
• Operate within the company standards and policiesTeam player
• Able to work on your own initiative
• Problem solving

The company are offering a competitive basic salary along with additional company benefits including contributory pension scheme, death in service, healthcare, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.

If you are interested in the role, and would like to apply for the Accounts Clerk role, please contact Deena at Fawkes & Reece or apply via the link provided.