Accounts Assistant
Summary of Position
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Accounts Assistant position will include a variety of tasks across various income streams and business units, as well as covering various aspects of the finances across the organisation.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Supplier invoice/credit note processing.
* Handling supplier queries
* Transaction validation using system reports.
* Supplier statement checking and reconciliation.
* BACS payments processing - weekly, month end and ad hoc
* Processing Sales/Purchase Ledger Contra's
* Periodic reconciliations for both ledgers.
* Processing Direct Debit collections and rejections
* Processing and posting refunds to sales ledger and purchase ledger accounts
* Maintaining and reconciling Cash Books
* Cash Book period end processing
* Processing Cheques and Bacs received from Customers.
* Processing Weekly Expenses
* Credit Control collection of outstanding balances with an emphasis on direct communications by telephone
* Ensuring disputes, queries and unallocated amounts are cleared for both ledgers.
* Generation and utilisation of Experian and aged debt reports for Credit Control and for the maintenance of the Sales Ledger
* Producing customer statements and conducting Sales ledger reconciliations
Additional Skills and Knowledge
* Previous experience of Purchase Ledger and Sales Ledgers is essential.
* A detailed knowledge of ledger reconciliations, cashbooks, general bookkeeping skills
* Ability to use multifunctional software packages.
Person Specification
- Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Numerate with an excellent attention to detail.
- Ability to establish and maintain good stakeholder relationships, both internally and externally at all levels.
- Ability to demonstrate a methodical, organised, and flexible approach to work.
- Effective listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- A calm, confident manner
- Proactive approach with the ability to think outside the box.
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
- Commercial awareness
What we offer
- Excellent induction & training program
- Working hours 9.00am - 5.30pm
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Great social events.
- Day off on your Birthday
- Free onsite parking.
- Pension scheme.
- Eye care scheme