Accounts Assistant

Our Client seeks an Accounts Assistant to join their finance team based in High Wycombe. The Accounts Assistant would perform a wide range of accounting tasks including purchase ledger, sales ledger and other ad-hoc duties.

Duties of the Accounts Assistant include:

• Maintaining UK Accounts Receivable ledger to current high standard. Sales ledger consists of about 400 accounts totalling almost £2m.
• Maintaining Purchase Ledger and Expenses payments.
• Developing relationships with key customers and suppliers.
• Daily cash allocations, processing supplier payments, and Bank Reconciliation.
• Monitoring shipments for accounts which are overdue or in excess of their credit limits.
• Resolving customer and supplier queries in a timely manner.
• Ensure customer accounts are kept within agreed credit limits.
• Managing overdue accounts in line with Company policy.
• Supplier statement reconciliations.
• Managing administrative tasks and updating procedural documents.
• Assisting with Month-end & Year-end close.
• Assisting with annual audit.
• Credit checking and opening new customer accounts.
• Preparing and posting journals.

Requirements for the Accounts Assistant include:

• Experienced with a minimum of 3years to 5years working experience.
• Accounting background with a good understanding of accounting double entry & accounting principles. QBE acceptable.
• Excellent IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft office.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent team player and able to work under pressure and to strict deadlines.
• High level of accuracy, problem solver and analytical thinker.
• Building an excellent rapport with customers, suppliers, and colleagues.
• Keen to join a fast-growing, forward-looking company and develop a career.
• Conscientious and hardworking individual, with a positive attitude.
• Willingness to learn and quickly adapts to changes.
• Works efficiently with others and on own initiatives.