MacKenzie King are recruiting an Accounts Administrator for a respected Accountancy Practice based in Ipswich, Suffolk. As an Accounts Administrator, you will support the team by ensuring all work is carried out in a timely and compliant manner whilst satisfying client requirements. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is eager to learn new skills with a drive to progress in their career.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Creditor and debtor input on to Insolvency Practitioners System (IPS)
- Preparing standard documents/letters from IPS and Insolvency and Recovery Department templates
- IPS bank reconciliations, bank postings and managing departmental client accounts
- Setting up and archiving working files
- Answering telephone calls and taking detailed messages where appropriate
- Preparing bills on request from portfolio-holders.
- Preparing dividends on request from portfolio-holders
- Listing and archiving debtor records
- Supporting senior staff in the progression and management of cases
- Dealing with incoming correspondence by post, email and telephone
- Works closely with administrators, colleagues and senior members of staff in order to learn the fundamentals of insolvency
Qualifications and Experience
- Very strong communication skills both written and verbally.
- Excellent administration skills
- Experience of using Microsoft packages including Outlook and computerised packages.
- The ability to be empathetic and sensitive to clients' individual financial circumstances
- Strong organisation skills
- An adaptable and driven attitude when working towards a solution
- Confidence in developing relationships with people at all levels of the firm and with external training and service providers
- Ability to multitask able to manage several different tasks to completion in a timely manner