Accounts Assistant

5 months ago


Penrith, United Kingdom A Wilderness Way Full time

Job Introduction
**Accounts Assistant**

**£23,000 - £26,000**

We are looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to join our established team. This role is a good opportunity to use your expertise in an organisation that truly makes a difference. Our Finance Team is integral to ensuring our operation rums smoothly, allowing the rest of the business to focus on quality outcomes for our children.
- **Working Pattern**: Monday to Friday, 9-5 including 1 day home working.
- ** **Annual Leave**: You will receive 33 days per annum; our holiday year runs from March to February.
- ** **Additional leave**: at 2 years and 5 years’ service.
- **Training Academy**:An in-depth induction and welcome programme.
- **Bonuses**: A bonus of £1000 every time you successfully refer a friend.
- **Pension**: Auto enrolment into our Company pension.
- ** **Recognition Awards**:Our monthly Wilderness Heroes Awards celebrate you and your team’s success.
- **Your Wellbeing**:Excellent health and wellbeing benefits via Medicash, including an employee assistance programme; a cash back healthcare plan that offers discounts on optical, dental, and a range of complimentary therapies; 24/7 access to a virtual GP, and other lifestyle apps to support your wellbeing; discounted gym memberships.
- **Life Assurance**: of 2 times annual salary.
- **Discounts**: A range of discount schemes with access to savings on high street brands, restaurants, cinemas, and other leisure outlets, including local businesses following feedback from our employees.

**Main Responsibilities**:
As one of our Accounts Assistant, you will focus on ensuring that Purchase Ledger processes are followed and reviewed in line with the team’s KPI’s and objectives of the business.

In addition to Purchase Ledger, you will support the Finance Manager with the month end accounts preparation and General Ledger reconciliations, daily banking and other ad hoc finance duties as and when required. You will also be responsible for:

- Processing supplier invoices and staff expenses with related payment runs
- Managing new/existing supplier details and relationships
- Communicating with internal and external stakeholders including suppliers, providing excellence customer service
- Supplier statement reconciliation
- Purchase card and petty cash control, review, ledger postings and reconciliations
- Bank postings with matched invoices and corresponding reconciliations
- Balance Sheet reconciliations
- General Administration and support of the Team

**Key Qualities we look for**:
Will be highly motivated, organised, analytical and self-driven. We are looking for professionals with excellent communication skills and the ability to work under pressure to multiple tight deadlines; You will have at least one years Purchase Ledger/General Ledger experience including preparing and posting accruals and prepayments and already achieved or be studying towards AAT Level 2 or the equivalent accounting qualifications.

You will also have experience of working in a busy team, completing month end and have used Sage 50 Accounts and Microsoft Office.



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