£35000 - £38000 Per year
Financial Accountant
Permanent,Full-time
Job Description
- Daily cash banking, recording, and allocating payments
- Chasing overdue balances,remittances
- Daily order sign-off process (to ensure compliance with internal controls)
- Run and send customer statements monthly
- New customer account set-ups, changes to existing accounts in accordance with internal controls
- Annual credit limit review process as well as any ad hoc reviews during the year
- Liaise with internal sales and external sales and customers to ensure prompt resolution of queries to maximize cash receipts and minimize overdue balances
- Carry out annual fixed asset physical verification
- General ledger review of work-in-progress capital spend vs projects
- Assist with month-end accounting
- Month-end activities to assist
- Posting journals
- Review the AR ledger for payments in advance for VAT purposes
- Reconciliations and Revaluations
- Assist with the preparation of the month-end file
- Keeping accurate, consistent records in line with company policies, accounting, and tax rules
- Assist with internal and external audits
- Assist with VAT processes
- To act as a cover for leave and absence with various tasks
- Assist function with expense claim processing
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- General Ledger
- VAT
- AAT Qualified
- Accounts Controller
- At least four years of solid work experience within an Accounts Receivable role
- Experience as accounts assistant - month-end procedures, reconciliations, understanding of general ledger, ledger, etc.
- Intermediate to Advanced level with Excel.
- Must be proficient and confident with producing and maintaining Excel spreadsheets and information
- Be confident in using and producing formulas, filters, V Look Ups and maintaining the accuracy of Excel data
- Be able to work alone and as part of a team
- Have an analytic and questioning approach to data and information
- Has a solution-focused mindset to solve issues and problems
- Understand the implications of incorrect information and flag/act accordingly
- To be diligent and accurate with all aspects of the role
- Highly numerate with the ability to research, assemble manage, and manipulate numerical information
- Good communication skills to support discussions on requirements with the internal departments and clearly and confidently with the customer
- An understanding of the importance of data confidentiality
- Being an enthusiastic individual who has excellent communication skills able to fit into a close-knit team environment as part of an expanding business
- To have a methodical approach to day-to-day, monthly, and annual tasks, and an eye for detail
- Must be able to communicate clearly and confidently with customers and colleagues
- Has a collaborative approach to working with others and has a one-team approach
- Take responsibility for personal development, identify training needs, and request appropriate training as required
- Conduct any other reasonable request associated with this job function or the smooth running of the department
Reference no: 110708