£22K/yr to £28K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Accounts Assistant

Posted by Page Personnel Finance.

Page Personnel are partnering with a great business based in Hedge End who are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join their accountancy team on a full time permanent basis.

Client Details

Our client is a successful business that has seen rapid growth in the past 12 months. They are based in Hedge End and do require travel to their offices.

Description

As the Accounts Assistant, you will be responsible for:

  • Prepare key information required for monthly management account packs
  • Responsible for the ensuring ledger integrity and implementing controls
  • Reconciliation of balance sheets
  • Reconciliation of bank accounts
  • Assist with year-end audit queries
  • Responsible for reconciling payments on a daily basis and resolving discrepancies
  • Providing accurate and timely information to HODs
  • Assisting sales ledger and purchase ledger, if required
  • Ensuring VAT is correctly posted and assisting with VAT returns
  • Manage month end activities
  • Provide ad hoc support to Head of Finance as required

Profile

To be successful for the Accounts Assistant position, you must:

  • Strong understanding of basic accounting principles
  • Ideally AAT qualified, studying towards qualification or equivalent
  • Accounting data entry skills with an ability to identify numerical errors
  • Bookkeeping or previous Accountancy training desirable

Job Offer

Salary £22,000 - £28,000