An exciting opportunity for an experienced Accounts Assistant looking to join a business where you will have the support of study, development and progression opportunities.
You will report the Financial Controller, which will give you fantastic insight and exposures in your day-to-day role and future progression opportunity within the team as they continue to expand the business
As the Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for providing administrative support to the finance team, undertaking bookkeeping tasks, sales ledger, purchase ledger, banking, filing, processing paperwork and liaising with customers, suppliers and employees where necessary
Post sales and purchase invoices to the ledgers
Post the bank receipts and bank payments to the ledgers
Complete filing on a daily basis.
Check purchase invoices to purchase orders in RAM (Purchase Order system)
Produce weekly reconciliation of supplier statements.
Extract suggested supplier payments list and presenting to Financial Controller for payment
Check that appropriate department managers sign off all invoices before processing for payment.
Process the payment of authorized invoices.
Prepare and email remittance advice to suppliers following payment runs
Set up new customers and suppliers, including credit checks as and when required.
Filing hard copies and electronic copies of purchase invoices
Post all other bank transactions and bank charges
Enter month end figures on to Excel report monthly, for cash flow purposes
Bank cheques received and post all remittances
Conduct daily bank reconciliations and document all month end reconciliations
With Assistant Accountant manage credit control processes including issuing customer statements, follow up payment reminders, resolution of queries and contacting customers where required.
Answer telephone and deal with incoming enquiries
Produce ad hoc reports and analysis relating to purchase ledger, bank accounts, general expenditure and employee expenses as required
Undertake any other reasonable management request, which may from time to time be reasonably required.
Undertake any prescribed training, either formal or on the job, as required