Entry Level Accounts Assistant

3 days ago


Essex, United Kingdom Recruitment Genius Full time

This is an exciting opportunity to join a local Shared Service Centre operating for a Global Japanese trading company. This position predominately provides a back office accounting share services support to all offices in the Europe, Middle East and Africaregion.
This is a first entry accounts position with opportunities to learn and progress throughout the company based in South Woodham Ferrers, Essex.
Main Responsibilities:

- This is a fast paced, high volume processing environment
- You will be required to process entry of invoices and monthly postings for multiple companies in various accounting packages
- You will be providing an excellent service and building relationships with colleagues across the region
- You will be processing monthly reports, administrative work and periodic VAT returns
- Assist in checking and approving of bank payments to business partners
- Supporting parent company CFO division across accounting / risk management / finance depts.

**Required Skills**:

- Education requirement is a minimum of GCSE A*-C in Maths and English or equivalent
- Advanced (preferable) or intermediate skills in MS Office package, especially Excel
- Essential requirement for high level of accuracy with figures and currencies
- Effective problem-solving skills to assess issues, ask questions, brainstorm for options and search for solutions
Desired skills:
AAT or equivalent ideally studying or willing to study with experience of SAGE or equivalent accounting package.
Hours of work are non-peak Monday to Friday 8am - 4.30pm, peak (last working day and First 4 working days of the month) Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
Benefits include:

- Annual starting salary range £21,000 - £22,000
- Holidays minimum of 30 days per annum including bank holidays
- Life Insurance - 4 times annual salary
- Free car parking within the town centre
- Pre-agreed 12 hours of flexible working per annum available
- Hybrid Working once eligible
Overtime is expected at peak periods but not guaranteed.
The role is commutable from Basildon, Southend on Sea, Chelmsford and surrounding areas by bus, train or car. The successful applicant will be primarily office based.


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