Accounts Assistant

Do you want to work for a local business with international connections? One where you can utilise your Accounts Assistant skills and experience?

Here is just the position for you, to join our client as their new Finance Assistant.

As Finance Assistant, your new role will a broad and hands on one and here are your new responsibilities;
Purchase Ledger to include:

- Checking and processing the supplier invoices
- Reconciling supplier statements and resolving issues
- Creating weekly supplier pay runs
- Purchase Order Processing for non-production items.
- Support of Purchase order process for production items
- Month end procedures

Sales Ledger Duties:

- Sales ledger - supervising and assisting where required
- Support Credit Control
- Weekly sales summary report
- Month end procedures

Payroll Duties:

- Processing company payroll (temporary as may be outsourced)
- Administration of timesheets, Weekly and Monthly
- Administration of pension scheme
- Administration of PAYE

Banking and Cash Duties:

- Cash flow monitoring
- Reconciling the bank daily
- Reconciling the card receipts accounts and petty cash
- Posting Payments/Receipts to ERP system
- Assist with Cashflow forecasting

Intercompany Duties:

- Processing Intercompany transactions
- Assist with Intercompany Monthly reporting
- Assist with Intercompany Quarterly reporting

Other Duties:

- Processing for approval of VAT Returns
- Assist in administration of key contracts (insurances, patents, utilities,
- Assist with Profit Improvement/Cost reduction projects
- Receiving and opening the post
- Scanning invoices and other documents as required for Monthly Accounts

You will never have a dull day that's for sure and to succeed in this post of Accounts Assistant/ Finance Assistant you will need to;
- have proven experience of holding a similar position
- be AAT qualified/ part qualified would be advantageous but by no means essential
- have the ability to pick up finance systems and processes quickly
- be self motivated and know when to escalate problems
- be a team player with a hands on attitude

What's in it for you:
You will be joining a great business with a strong and approachable leadership team.
You will finish at lunchtime on Friday's and there is scope to work from home one day per week.
A salary in region of £30,000 p/a is on offer