Accounts Assistant

Role: Accounts Assistant

Key Attributes and Skills:

• Have a positive work ethic with a can-do attitude, who provides solutions and support
• Personal integrity; hardworking, personable, professional, and commercially minded
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and especially Excel(e.g. Pivot tables/formulas)
• Knowledge of Purchase and Sales ledger
• Attention to detail, high expectations/standards
• Be comfortable with and capable of working to deadlines.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications (but not a pre- requisite)

• 2+ years corporate accounting experience
• Working knowledge of accounting software platforms, including Access Accounting, Xero
• Able to take ownership and assume responsibility
• Articulate and a confident communicator with a range of colleagues, clients, and other professionals
• Working knowledge of Reapit CRM software

Reports to: Residential Accounts Manager

Job Summary:

This is a vacant position to provide support to a growing department. Reporting into and assisting the Residential Accounts Manager, you will be part of a team of 7. This role offers excellent opportunities and career progression in the coming years; this represents a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual with the right skills and experience.

The Group has a turnover of circa £15m across 6 trading companies and is continuing to grow and develop further, employing over 210 staff.

You will have some experience working within a financial department.

You will be hands on and happy to get into the detail.

You will be open, engaging, resilient, determined, with a "can do" attitude. The ideal candidate will demonstrate good attention to detail showing logical decision making and prompt delivery to deadlines.

You will display the ability to positively communicate with colleagues, customers and suppliers and be a strong team player to form and maintain good working relationships.

Key Responsibilities Objectives and Accountabilities:

• Contribute to and actively take part in the day to day posting of the Groups accounting systems
• Maintain appropriate, accurate reporting systems and controls, enabling end users up to Board level to analyse options and make informed decisions
• Liaise with other Group staff so as to ensure efficient and effective working within teams across the whole business
• Participate in special projects as needed within the department

Daily and monthly responsibilities:

• Prepare weekly and monthly sales reports
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Processing supplier invoices
• Processing BACS and Chaps payments
• Data entry of daily transactions
• Oversee accounts receivable including chasing unpaid fees and updating debtor balances
• Dealing with financial paperwork and filing
• Bank reconciliations
• Capturing and logging daily invoices to send out for authorisation
• Customer remittance posting
• Assist with the month end process and reconciliation’s
• Assist with reporting financial data to management