SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT
TRAFFORD PARK / OFFICE BASED
£28,000 to £32,000 + GREAT BENEFITS + BONUS
** IMMEDIATE INTERVIEW **
THE COMPANY:
We're proud to be exclusively recruiting on behalf of a highly successful and forward-thinking company that is looking to recruit a Senior Accounts Assistant to join the team.
As a Senior Accounts Assistant, you'll be reporting to the Company Secretary/FD and be responsible for Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger, Credit Control, Reconciliation, Assisting with Month End, and Basic WIP / Creditor Reports. In addition, you'll be involved in general administrative tasks, such as timesheet management.
This is a great opportunity to join a forward thinking and growing SME where you can enjoy a long-term career with the company.
THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT ROLE:
- Reporting to the Company Secretary/FD and liaising with the MD, you'll be responsible for the day-to-day transactional finance pieces
- Producing Sales Invoices each month (circa 30), gaining QA approval and sending to clients
- Following up with clients to chase payments for Sales invoices and escalating overdue invoices to the Directors
- Processing and posting Purchase Invoices each month (circa 30 to 35), ensuring accuracy and approval is gained
- Handling Sales & Purchase Ledger invoices queries
- Conducing Account Reconciliation and handling inaccuracies
- Producing weekly and month reports, such as Creditors, WIP and Queries
- Setting up new customer accounts, conducting credit checks and applying approved limits. Monitoring accounts to ensure credit limits are not exceeded.
- Assisting with creation of Journal entries for accruals and prepayments as and when required.
- Liaising with the MD and FD to gain approval on reports and sales invoices.
- General Finance and Office Admin when required
THE PERSON:
- Must have experience within an Accounts Assistant role, or similar position, such as Finance Assistant, Accounts Clerk, Finance Clerk or Assistant Accountant
- Ideally with an AAT Level 2 or AAT Level 3, however, exceptional candidates without will be considered.
- Experience of Credit Control, Sales Ledger, Purchase Ledger & Bank Reconciliation
- Confident around systems, strong communication skills and a 'can do' attitude is essential.
- Ideally experience with Sage 50
- Experience with MS Excel
- Excellent attention to detail is essential
TO APPLY:
Please send your CV for the Senior Accounts Assistant position via the advert for immediate consideration.
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