Accounts Assistant

Due to the business expanding our office is looking for an Accounts Assistant

**Key tasks and responsibilities in the role will include**
- Undertake filing and maintaining all computerised records
- Scanning of documents
- Assisting with preparing weekly payment runs including foreign currency payments
- Assisting with preparation of VAT returns
- Assist the audit team with various audits throughout the year
- Checking Statements from Suppliers and dealing with telephone queries regarding terms, bank details and payment dates
- Process journal entries into General ledger
- Process Purchase Invoices - Match invoices against receipted Purchase orders
- Preparing bank reconciliations and ensuring clearance of outstanding bank transactions within deadlines
- Process Credit Card entries
- Responsible for ensuring Supplier payment terms and bank details are complete and correct, updating where necessary.
- Other adhoc duties
- Assist with month end checks e.g W1 and W5
- Work closely with the wider finance team to ensure accounts payable processes are followed accurately

**Requirement and Attributes**
- Previous accountant experience (preferred but not essential)
- Experience of Sage accounting software (preferred but not essential)
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Organised and methodical
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Microsoft office familiarisation - specifically Word, Excel and Outlook.
- Attention to detail and accuracy

**Working Hours**
- Monday - Friday 08:30am - 5:00pm

**Salary**: £20,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location