Assistant Accountant
Watford - fully office based
£30-32k
25 days annual leave, generous retail discounts on brands and annual allowance
Our client is a well-established group of companies who have been acquiring new businesses recently, due to expansion we are supporting them recruit an Assistant Accountant to join their Watford based finance team.
Reporting into the Financial Controller, you will be responsible for;
Checking bank statements and updating the cashbook for all currencies (daily).
Processing vendor invoices
Retrieving information from supplier portals/emails.
Posting/analysis/inputting of invoices/credits on to SAGE 200 including coding to trial balance accounts
Maintaining AP ledgers, AP spreadsheets and reports.
Ensuring documents are authorised as per company procedures including chasing other members of
staff for approval.
Maintaining nominal ledger.
Managing recurring and monthly journals.
Ensuring the purchase invoices tie up with purchase orders
Preparing weekly payment runs/weekly cash flow
Uploading payments on the bank's net banking system.
Posting and allocating payments received and sent on a daily basis.
Checking purchase/bought ledger statements.
Communicating with suppliers by phone or email.
Archiving accounts' documents as per company procedure, including scanning AP documentation
onto SAGE 200.
Assisting with VAT reconciliation
Processing staff credit card expenses and analysis.
Assisting with raising customer credit notes.
Uploading invoices/credit notes in the portal for the European subsidiary company
Maintaining/updating the fixed assets register.
Issuing intercompany invoices or debit notes.
Skills & experience:
- MAAT
- Sage 200 or an ERP
- Previous experience in the skills and duties above
- Live within a commutable distance to Watford.
- Please apply today for immediate consideration.