£32K/yr to £36K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Accounts Assistant

Posted by Focus Resourcing.

Our client who are based in Reading are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join their team. This role is a busy and varied position so the successful candidate must be confident to work in a fast-paced environment. You will also be assisting with credit control so you must be confident on the phone and enjoy speaking to customers.

  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Location: Reading, fully office based
  • Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 9am - 5.30pm

As the Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for:

  • Checking customer credit status and adding/updating details on Sage 50 accounts software
  • Emailing monthly statements and chasing aged debtors
  • Entering purchase invoices through auto-entry portal and matching delivery/collection notes
  • Payment runs and managing aged creditors
  • Entering sales order data and producing invoices in Sage 50 accounts software
  • Printing/sending/filing sales invoices
  • Printing delivery/collection notes
  • Cash counting, recording, and reconciling.
  • Booking courier collections via online portal
  • Taking online credit card payments via Payments Matter platform
  • Assisting with VAT Returns
  • Other duties as maybe required

The successful Accounts Assistant will have the following related skills / experience:

  • Part-qualified or qualified by experience in bookkeeping or accounting
  • Working knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts Software is essential for this role
  • Experience of Accounts Payable and Receivable as well as account reconciliation is required.
  • Excellent organisational skills with strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel & Outlook
  • Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative, quickly and calmly under pressure.