Assistant Accountant

Assistant Accountant

Location: Southwell, Nottinghamshire

Salary: £28,000 - £32,000 per annum

Benjamin Edwards is recruiting for an Assistant Accountant to join a friendly, profitable and growing business. This is a great opportunity for a self-starter who possesses a strong understanding of financial principles to further develop their existing skills as the role and the company further develops.

The Role

• Supporting the Finance Manager with the day-to-day operations of the Finance Department including ad hoc reports and reconciliations
• Responsibility for credit control management and collection of customer debt
• Creating new Customer and Supplier accounts onto Sage
• Processing Sales orders into Sage
• Raising Sales Invoices and applications for payments
• Uploading Invoices onto Customer Portals as required
• Raising Purchase Orders in Sage
• Inputting Supplier invoices, validating nominal coding and matching POD’s
• Processing Bank/Cash Payments & Receipts onto Sage
• Maintaining the Sage System with updates
• Processing of Credit Card Expenses onto Excel and Sage
• Keeping Product Costs up to Date on Sage
• Maintaining the Sales Orders in spreadsheet
• Keeping the CRM system up to date
• Assist with general finance team duties, answering the telephone, filing, and dealing with enquiries both internally and externally.

Skills and Qualifications

• AAT Qualified
• Good understanding of double entry bookkeeping, journals, accruals, depreciation and prepayments
• Proven recent experience in credit control responsibility
• High level of competency with MS Office, notably Excel
• Ability to think on your feet and be self-motivated
• Ability to multi-task
• Excellent communication skills
• Organised and methodical, with attention to detail

Benefits

• Annual, non-contractual bonus for meeting company targets.
• Regular training provided.
• Company pension scheme.
• 20 days holidays per year plus 8 bank holidays - rising by 1 day per year, to a maximum of 25, following completion of 2 full years’ service.
• Full Christmas shutdown period.
• Free parking on site.
• Friendly team with regular social events.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, then please do not hesitate to apply.