Job Description

Our success lies in the professional capabilities of the people we hire and our ongoing commitment to providing first class expertise to our clients.  Our hard work in the Sectors across which we operate has now generated the need for a motivated and suitably qualified full time Accounts Officer to join our established HQ team based in Stonehouse, Gloucestershire. 

A competitive salary together with other benefits are on offer to the right candidate.

Work Scope

You will be the focal point for all UK business financial issues associated with invoicing, payments, payroll and financial reporting.

What you can expect of typical responsibilities:

Accountable for maintaining the accounts payable and accounts receivable systems in order to ensure complete and accurate records of all monies.

Accounts payable

• Management of contractor payments
• Processing supplier invoices, reconciliations and journals
• Issuing receipts

Payroll

• Processing of payroll using Sage software

Staff benefits schemes

Accounts receivable

• Management of customer invoice cycle
• Management of debtors
• Reconciling accounts payable
• Preparing journal summaries

Financial Reporting

• Compilation of cash-flow forecast
• Compilation of debtors’ report
• Compilation of financial management reports on monthly and ad hoc bases
• Preparation of statutory annual reports

Bank Account Management

• Maintaining contact with bankers, investment managers, pension advisors and auditors
• Monitoring cash reserves and investments
• Preparing and reconciling bank statements

Maintainance of:

• The computerized accounting system using Quickbooks
• Financial files and records

Who you are:

• You will have excellent accounting and bookkeeping skills
• You will have demonstrable relevant experience in a similar (previous) role
• You must be comfortable working unsupervised and have an aptitude for developing into a role
• You must be proactive, self-motivated and display an innate ability to problem solve
• You must be able to maintain strict confidentiality when performing your duties
• You will be a consistent deadline meeter
• You will have superior organisational skills
• You will display excellent written and oral communication skills

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities