Accounts Assistant

Page Personnel are recruiting for a permanent Accounts Assistant on behalf of a successful e-commerce business with an office in central Manchester.

This role will be working fully remotely as part of their established accounts team and will be a broad transactional role including AP & bank reconciliations.

Client Details

Our client is a well established, global e-commerce business with an office based in central Manchester.

The business has experience significant growth over the past 5 years and are seeking reliable and hard working staff to join their remote team.

Description

Accounts Assistant duties include:

• Bank account, payment provider account and merchant account reconciliations, including investigation and resolution of unreconciled items
• Process merchant and supplier payments and respond to any payment related queries
• Check financial transactions for accuracy, ensuring transactions are accurately categorised and journaled on a timely basis
• Assist with the month-end close, including preparing and processing month-end journals
• Support the annual external audit process, including preparing year-end schedules
• Support the training, development and management of junior members of the Finance team
• Assist in the development, implementation and continuous improvement of accounting systems, payment systems, procedures and controls
• Perform other projects and duties as reasonably requested by the Finance Director or Financial Controller

Profile

The successful candidate will:

• Be able to work effectively on a remote basis
• Have a proven track record within a fast paced & high volume accounts role
• Have good knowledge of AP & bank reconciliations
• Be an excellent written and verbal communicator
• Be able to work to tight deadlines
• Be proficient in MS Excel (Vlookups, Pivot Tables etc)
• Knowledge of Sage 50 would be beneficial

Job Offer

A salary up to £27,000, remote working, 35 hour working week, early finish on a Friday (2pm), 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.