PART-TIME ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT / COLCHESTER / £23,000 to £25,000 PER ANNUM PRO-RATA + BONUS
This is an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join a market leading organisation working on a part-time basis. Reporting to the Accountant, this job would suit a candidate who has previously worked within a finance department.
Rose Calendars are a family business with 115 years of history and are the UK's leading supplier of promotional calendars. We are dedicated to producing promotional products of the highest quality in a range of formats, suitable for any business to use for their marketing.
The successful Accounts Assistant will be comfortable in all-round bookkeeping and have a good understanding of accounting processes, procedures, and month end deadlines. The candidate should have effective communication and organisational skills with the ability to achieve targets whilst maintaining accuracy. This is suited to an individual with analytical and problem-solving skills as well as a good level of competence in Excel.
This is a five day per week, part-time role, hours of work can be discussed.
What's on Offer?
- Competitive salary (£23,000 to £25,000 per annum, pro-rata, dependent on experience).
- Yearly bonus.
- Working hours, Monday to Friday, hours to be discussed, but will be no less than 25 hours per week.
- 26 days holiday on pro-rata basis depending on hours and days worked.
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant:
- Processing purchase invoices in a timely manner.
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving discrepancies.
- Electronic filing of supplier invoices and delivery notes.
- Compiling weekly/monthly suggested payment runs.
- Produce weekly payments including Agent commission, resolve queries and maintain internal accounting spreadsheets.
- Control Petty Cash, post vouchers to the Cash Book and reconcile at month end.
- Process cheque receipts and banking.
- Process Barclaycard expenses.
- Prepare expense claims for payment.
- Assist with customer debt chasing and query resolution.
- Deputise for the Assistant Accountant.
- Participate in any ad hoc activities in line with business requirements.
Skills & Experience Required:
- Experience in a similar role.
- Knowledge of purchase ledger, at least 1 years' experience preferred.
- Knowledge of sales ledger, at least 1 years' experience preferred.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Attention to detail and good record-keeping skills.
- Experience using Sage.
- Experience using Excel to intermediate level.
What's Next?
If you have the passion and drive to be successful in this brand-new Accounts Assistant role, we would love to hear from you. APPLY NOW for immediate consideration.