Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant, ATT, ACCA, CIMA Part Qualified Accountant, Finance Accountant, Accountancy, Permanent, West Drayton

**Accounts Assistant**

An Accounts Assistant is required to join a UK team based in West Drayton, London primarily to deliver end-to-end purchase ledger responsibilities.

This is a great opportunity for someone who is either already an experienced in purchase and sales ledger or for someone looking to build a career in Finance who is looking for a role as a steppingstone to becoming a fully qualified Financial Accountant.

This role reports to the Head of Finance and you will be working alongside another Accounts Assistant as well as the Senior Finance Assistant.

**Purchase Ledger**
- Validate inbound invoices from suppliers, ensuring they are signed off for payment by the relevant department
- Reconcile delivery notes to invoices received and purchase orders
- Record purchase invoices in accounting systems
- Prepare weekly payment runs for payments due
- Reconcile supplier statements to the purchase ledger
- Investigate purchase ledger queries

**Sales Ledger**
- Query, validate and record debit notes from customers
- Assist with chasing customer debt, and sending customer statements
- Oversee and control of customer portals

**Reporting and month-end procedures**
- Post credit-card expenditure in a timely manner, ensuring employees understand and comply with timelines for submitting expenses
- Provide additional administrative support as directed to support year end audits

**Must haves**:

- Minimum of 1 year experience working within a finance team
- Knowledge of accounting concepts including accrual and revenue recognition
- GSCE level English and Maths or equivalent
- Competent in the use of Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel
- Evidence of ability to follow and adhere to procedure and guidelines, work accurately and have an eye for detail
- Ability to organise and prioritise work effectively to achieve targets in a timely and efficient manner;
- Ability to evidence a good grasp of Financial Business Ethics
- Willingness to seek help and guidance appropriately

**Nice to haves**:

- Maths or Business at A Level, or AAT or equivalent diploma
- Part qualified accountancy qualification e.g. ATT, ACCA, CIMA
- Experience working with the accounting system used by the company - IFS
- The ability to evidence problem solving and troubleshooting competence

Ability to evidence themselves as a team-player: willingness to support, flex and collaborate with others for the benefit of the business.

**What separates the best from the rest**:
A great Accounts Assistant is likely to
- Already have completed an accounting qualification
- Have demonstrated interest in learning about the Löfbergs business and the coffee industry
- Strive to improve via self-development - the interest and potential to develop your career further with the company.

**Team Culture**:
They put their values high. They guide them and help them build trust. They are fundamental for their culture moving forward and originate from the values that have been shaping and forming their actions and decisions since 1906.

**When joining them you will get**:

- A people centric culture
- Loads of coffee & Fika with great colleagues
- International career opportunities

**Vacancy Information**:

- Location: West Drayton, London
- Salary range: Competitive Salary
- Job type: Permanent
- Job Section: Accountancy
- Working Hours: Full time (37.5 hours per week)
- Reference: MI866
- Contact: Mamoona Ibrahim

**Job Types**: Permanent, Full-time

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Reference ID: MI866