My client is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their team that is continually growing.
The business requires a Treasury Accounts Assistant to join the Treasury team within the Finance function. Alongside three Cash Controllers, the candidate will be responsible for managing all bank accounts related tasks across a number of operating companies as well as performing many other treasury related tasks in a timely and organised manner.
This role will provide the successful candidate with opportunities to gain broad experience within the treasury function of a developing business, particularly in understanding the cash flows, operation of bank accounts and interaction with other finance roles within a growing business and developing the candidate's communication and reporting skills.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Administration of a number of debit cards.
- Opening new bank accounts and applying for new bank cards
- Updating bank mandates for new card holders
- Setting up, amending and cancelling of direct debits and standing orders
- Importing bacs files into company's bacs software
- Posting and / or importing transactions into company's accounting system
- Bank reconciliation of some of the bank accounts
- Inputting and importing payments into online banking platform.
- Making sure the payments have been approved in line with company's strict rules and limits.
- Liaising with bank representatives regarding day to day banking issues
- Assisting colleagues with bank and cash related queries
- Ad-hoc duties and assistance with ongoing projects in the department
Skills Required
- Good system skills including intermediate excel.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to identify issues and use initiative to solve problems.
- Ability to input information and payments accurately and quickly
- Accounting experience would be useful, but not essential.
- Self-motivated team player with willingness to help others and go above and beyond their formal role.
- Exercise the upmost discretion when dealing with confidential information
- Good administrative and reconciliation skills
- Organised and methodical approach to work
Experience
At least two years finance / administrative experience preferably in a similar role involving multi companies and many bank accounts
This is a hybrid role (3 days in the office, 2 days working from home)