Accounts Assistant

**AccountsAssistant - Cashbook / Sales Ledger** **Location**: Phoenix House, Basildon, Essex / London - Hybrid with one day in office per week **Salary**: £21,000 - £24,000 (DoE) **Why do we want you?** You are experienced in cashbook accounting, such as accounts receivable, invoicing and sales ledger and you are looking for an exciting, accounting role with a broad remit. Our role is more than just processing bank accounts, you'll be managing bank accounts, double entry bookkeeping and getting involved in a range of cashbook related technical accounting tasks. If you're looking for a new challenge in a role filled with variety, opportunities to learn and exposure to a broad range of cashbook related accounting tasks, this is definitely the type of opportunity that you'll find of interest **We are Wilmington plc** Wilmington plc is a portfolio made up of specialist brands providing custom solutions to customers across the globe from over 10 different offices. We provide a wide range of products including specialist information and data, and high-quality training andeducation, to help professionals manage Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) and Regulatory Compliance challenges. Find out more about our core purpose and how we help our customers do the right business in the right way. Our two divisions, Intelligence and Training, are underpinned by the work of experts in their field, including data and technology specialists and highly skilled practitioners who deliver our training and education solutions. Our ambition is to have the best people work with us at Wilmington, delivering their best work because we care about them, include them and empower them. We will support you, develop you and recognise you. You'll be part of the Sales Ledger team primarily responsible for prompt and efficient postings of all debtor payments and other cashbook payments and receipts across all ledgers. **Key Duties & Responsibilities of our Accounts Assistant**: - Prompt identification of all receipts and payments from bank statements and posting to debtor/creditor and other nominal ledger accounts as appropriate on a daily basis, including ledger management and house-keeping of sundry balances. - Preparation, processing and posting of payments - Perform weekly bank reconciliations - Other monthly balance sheet reconciliations - Administration, reconciliation and posting of petty cash transactions - Processing and posting of cheques to debtor, creditor and other nominal ledger accounts as required - Processing and posting of credit card transactions and direct debit set up and management as and when required - Liaise and assist with queries with Company Divisions - Investigate and reconcile customer accounts as needed - Process invoices and credit notes onto the debtor ledgers, including upload and VAT Reconciliation - Set up of new client accounts in SUN - To work on all elements of development requirements as and when operationally established. - Other ad hoc duties as required **In order to be successful in this role you will need**: - Experience in the same or a similar role - Experience in cashbook and sales ledger function is preferable - Knowledge of SUN systems - desirable - To be able to process large amounts of data quickly and accurately - Excellent communication and organisational skills, superb attention to detail and be able to work from your own initiative achieving deadlines and targets - Basic excel skills - Confidence in multitasking and prioritising a full workload - To enjoy working in a team to share knowledge, achieve overall team goals together and meet given deadlines - To always present and maintain a professional approach - An eye for detail ensuring all written communications are grammatically, contractually and legally correct at all times **If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on "APPLY" today