Accounts Generalist/accounts Assistant

2 weeks ago

Portsmouth, United Kingdom Vision Logistical Solutions Limited Full time

**About us**

Vision Logistical Solutions Ltd is a specialist logistics service provider, operating in sectors of commerce and industry where out-of-the-ordinary solutions are required.

**Key Purpose**

To provide support to the Finance Director, Assistant Accountant and Finance Co-Ordinator, processing and preparing financial and business information.

**Role Description**

This is a part-time role, being predominantly responsible for the sales ledger but supporting when required throughout the month other finance activities for Vision locations throughout the UK based at our Head Office in Portsmouth.

It will involve all aspects of sales ledger and credit control, monthly production of client variance reports, and any ad-hoc analysis work and finance team duties to ensure smooth Month End completion to allow the Finance Director to produce the Monthly Management Accounts.

In order to be considered for this role, you will have experience of 2+ years in a similar role and will ideally be AAT qualified. You will have experience of using Sage 50 accounts will possess strong IT skills including Excel. This role will require a proactive team player who has a generalist finance background and has the ability to manage multiple priorities at one time.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Sales ledger processing including raising sales invoices on a weekly and monthly basis, via the SOP module or creating invoices from charge sheets updated by the warehouse.
- Sales reporting to be included with the month end management accounts pack.
- Credit control, managing accounts receivable and liaising with clients on outstanding balances due on a weekly basis ensuring the company’s credit control policy is followed.
- Monthly production of client variance reports to produce a final invoice or credit note. Extract data from Sage and produce using excel a detailed breakdown of all costs and actual spend to forecasted budget summary providing commentary on each section.
- Supporting the Finance Co-Ordinator on specific tasks to include, petty cash and expenses and general support as needed.
- Daily bank posting to ensure current account is reconciled on a daily basis.
- Specific month end journals to include accrued sales and freight accrual and support to the Assistant Account on all other month end journals.
- Other ad-hoc financial and commercial duties to support the Finance Director and business.
- Any other duties as required.

**What you’ll need - Key skills required**:

- AAT qualified
- Proven experience in a similar finance role
- Good systems expertise, including Sage and Excel (pivot tables & vlookups for example)
- Highly organised with efficient time management and ability to prioritise accordingly
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Passion for what you do, positive and friendly with a “can do attitude”
- Able to consider and recommend improvements to processes
- High attention to detail
- Strong team player
- Confident to make decisions and to stand by them
- Good negotiation and influencing skills

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Expected hours: 25 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

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