Assistant Accountant

7 days ago

Reading, United Kingdom UTP Merchant Services Ltd Full time

_We are now looking for an Assistant Accountant to join our busy team in Reading_

**Salary**: £25,000 - £30,000 per annum plus benefits

Reporting into the Head of Finance responsible for recording all company spending, including purchases, invoices and sales and provide accurate information on company outgoings for the purposes of filing accounts.

**Assistant Accountant Duties**:

- Maintaining the sales ledger;
- Maintaining the purchase ledger;
- Preparation of daily bank reconciliations (including credit card);
- Maintaining ledger accounts, verifying and posting transactions;
- Setting up of new supplier accounts and maintaining existing account details;
- Making payments by BACS;
- Balancing accounts on a day-to-day or week-to-week basis;
- Managing client invoices & payments;
- Liaising with clients, suppliers and banking contacts
- Preparing schedules, statements and reports as requested;
- Managing & filing relevant documentation

**Assistant Accountant Requirements**:

- First-rate numerical skills;
- Strong bookkeeping skills and previous experience in a similar role;
- Solid organisational skills and excellent attention to detail;
- Excellent communication skills, including relationship building with individuals across the business;
- Highly computer literate with experience of accounting packages;
- Ability to work quickly, accurately and to deadlines, using a logical and methodical approach;
- Possess relevant NVQ/SVQ qualifications or specialist qualifications such as AAT;
- Working towards a recognised accountancy qualification
- Good working knowledge of Excel or other spreadsheets;
- Knowledge of GDPR;
- Living within a reasonable commute of Reading.

**Assistant Accountant Benefits**:

- Enhanced pension contributions
- Discounts & Freebies on food / drink / tech / gadgets / entertainment and much more
- Free eye tests with Specsavers
- Last Friday of the month - drinks on us
- Quarterly team building event
- Annual awards ceremony
- Friday breakfast
- Day off on your Birthday
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (offering confidential support and guidance)
- Access to our online workout platforms (HIIT)
- Access to our meditation, hypnosis and yoga platforms
- Access to our online learning platform

**About the Company**:
With a customer base of over 20,000 customers, approximately £3 billion is processed across UTP’s estate of credit card machines each year with many hundreds of new customers being added on a monthly basis.

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