Accounts Assistant

**Department**:

- Finance**Reports to**:
- Financial Director**Salary**:

- £22,000-24,000**People Responsible**:

- N/A**Hours per week/FTE**:

- 39**Working Pattern**:

- Full time - 5 days per week. Hybrid available after successful 3 months service**Job Purpose/Summary**:

- To maintain the purchase ledger, by ensuring invoices are posted in a timely manner, and that supplier accounts are regularly reconciled.**Main Responsibilities/Key Tasks**:- Post purchase invoices.
- Reconciliation of supplier accounts to statements.
- Purchase ledger maintenance including dealing promptly with unapplied cash, requesting VAT invoices, copy invoices, resolving queries.
- Daily cashbook posting.
- Monthly payments runs.
- Administration of company credit cards and coding and posting expense claims.
- Balancing petty cash.
- Paying authorised expenses weekly.
- Assistance with management accounts.
- Assistance with the financial audit.
- Ad-hoc and compliance tasks in connection with the maintenance of the financial records.**Person Specification**

**Requirement**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Education, Training and QualificationAAT studierAAT Level 2 or aboveSkills and KnowledgeWorking knowledge of double entry accountingKnowledge of VAT, Fixed asset register, reconciliationsExperiencePrevious experience in a commercial finance environmentPrevious experience in a manufacturing companyPersonal AttributesExcellent attention to detail- Excellent written and oral communication skills.- Determined and committed to high quality standards.- Desire to offer excellent customer service.- An eye for continuous improvement.- Willingness to use initiative to get the job done rather than upwardly delegate.AbilitiesAbility to organise and prioritise workload.- Ability to solve queries.- Comfortable with face to face and phone communications.