Junior Accounts Assistant

1 day ago


Watford, United Kingdom ES Broadcast Full time

ES Media Group is a London based supplier of new and used television broadcast equipment to one of the world’s most innovative media markets. The group constitutes a significant and growing player in the sales segment as well as rental operations on upward trajectories and finally a media services business specialising in the digitisation of all tape and file-based assets for the purposes of preservation and monetisation.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE An ambitious junior account assistant responsible for day-to-day processing of purchase invoices across all group companies and to provide support to the Finance team.

DUTIES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Essential duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited, to the following: - Processing purchase ledger for all group companies; ensure for completeness where possible by completing supplier statement reconciliations - Highlighting possible accruals and prepayments - Collate freight and duty information and process in Rootstock monthly - Assist in preparing fortnightly payment runs, including setting up list of overdue suppliers and pulling together purchase invoices - Assist in the processing of employee expense claims

POSITION TITLE: Junior Accounts Assistant

LOCATION: Watford

DEPARTMENT: Accounts

WORKING HOURS: 9am to 6pm

SALARY: DOE

REPORTS TO: Financial Controller

JOB DESCRIPTION: - Assist in processing credit card statements - Assist with internal finance queries - Other ad-hoc responsibilities.

SKILLS REQUIRED - Ability to work under pressure, manage deadline effectively and prioritise workload across team - Must be IT literate, specifically MS Excel and MS Outlook - Must have worked in similar role for a minimum 6 months - Be self-motivated and work well under pressure - Good time management with the ability to multitask and delegate where required - Excellent verbal and written communications skills - Prioritise efficiently and work in a timely manner - Ability to work well in a group and mentor your team - Sensitivity to information when handling accounts

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS - To take responsibility for your own health and safety as necessary - To comply with the company’s disciplinary and grievance procedure as required - To comply with the company’s policies and procedures at all times - The post holder will be required to undertake such other duties as may be required within the grade and competence of the post. Therefore, the list of duties in this job description should not be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive - Duties are set out in this job description but please note that, in consultation with the post holder, the company reserves the right to update the job description from time to time to reflect changes in or to the role. Significant permanent changes in duties and responsibilities will require agreed revisions to be made to this job.
- We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce and recruitment and eliminating unlawful discrimination._

**Salary**: From £20,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- WATFORD: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Accounting: 1 year (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in WATFORD



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