Trainee Accountant

**Location**: Ely, Cambridge
**Type**: Permanent
**Hours**: Full time, 37.5 hours per week - Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm with one hour for lunch, unpaid.
**Salary**: £18,600
**Start**: ASAP

ASL (Automated Systems Group Ltd) has grown to be one of the UK’s Top 3 independent suppliers of office services focussing on Managed Print Services (MPS), Unified Communications and software/IT. With over 7000 customers nationally, we supply the latest technology from many of the world's leading manufacturers. ASL offer impartial advice and consultancy, delivering a strategic focus and assisting companies to achieve improved productivity and cost savings whilst providing them with market leading quality, service and reliability.

The role of Trainee Accountant is a key role within the team dealing with maintaining accurate records of accounts payable, inventory and other financial data.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Receiving and processing supplier invoices, expense forms and payments
- Posting of cash transactions and reconciling bank accounts
- Supplier query resolution and follow up
- Posting credit card transactions and reconciling statements
- Extensive use of ASL’s ERP system and use of MS Office
- Purchase order matching with invoices
- Assist with the implementation of EDI to streamline the accounts payable process
- Nominal Coding of purchase invoices with relevant code
- Posting of payments and allocation against customer and supplier accounts
- Collecting and presenting data
- Update the weekly cash flow to reflect new invoices received
- Assisting with P11d returns
- Assisting with audit preparation and audit queries
- Assist with the preparation of month-end and year-end accounts
- Assist with the preparation of management reporting
- Cover for other members of the Finance Team during periods of absence
- Assist other members of the Finance team as required

**KEY MEASUREMENTS**
- To assist the finance team to maintain an efficient and accurate finance function
- Communicate with all departments to ensure a smooth process is achieved
- Assist our suppliers and customers in a way that promotes excellent relationships

**SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS**
- You may be from practice, a graduate or an ambitious finance assistant/ officer, looking for a successful career within finance.
- You will be hungry to progress and want to soak up as much knowledge as possible.
- You will innovative, always looking for ways to improve and do things better.
- You will enjoy working within a small team, be personable and professional.

**IN RETURN WE OFFER**:

- Working hours Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5:00pm with one hour for lunch, unpaid.
- Initially 23 Days annual leave in addition to Bank Holidays rising to 26 after 5 years service
- Excellent training & development opportunities within a growing organisation
- Life insurance
- BUPA health assessment
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Volunteering leave policy
- 10% Trade-Point (B&Q) Discount
- Free parking

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

**Salary**: £18,600.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Wellness programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Ely, CB7 4EX: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)