Accounts Assistant

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Department:
Finance

Reports to:
Finance Controller

**Salary**:
£24.5 - £27k p/a

People Responsible:
N/A

Hours per week/FTE:
39

Working Pattern:
Full Time - Hybrid after qualifying period (min 3 days in the office)

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.
- Ad-hoc and compliance tasks in connection with the maintenance of the financial records.
- Administration of company credit cards and coding and posting expense claims.
- Assistance with management accounts.
- Assistance with the financial audit.
- Work alongside accounts assistant

Person Specification

**Requirement**:
**Essential**:
**Desirable**:
Education, Training and Qualification

AAT studier

Qualified by Experience

AAT Level 2 or above

Skills and Knowledge

Working knowledge of double entry accounting

Knowledge of VAT, Fixed asset register, reconciliations

Experience

Previous experience in a commercial finance environment

Previous experience in a manufacturing company

Personal Attributes

Excellent 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.

Teamwork, will be working alongside other accounts assistant

Abilities

Ability to organise and prioritise workload.

Ability to solve queries.

Comfortable with face to face and phone communications.