Accounts Assistant

Company Outline:
**Job Role: Accounts Assistant - Cashbook / Sales Ledger**

**Location: Basildon / London - Hybrid with one day in office per week**

**Salary: Up to £23,000 (DoE)**

**Contract: 6 months fixed term**

**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 a 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 and education, 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.

Main Purpose of Role:
**Key Duties &** **Responsibilities**:

- 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

Skills and Experience Required:
**We always support colleagues to develop their skills but to be successful in this job you really do need to already be able to tick most of these boxes...**

You will also 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

Before you go....:
**Why join us?**

We are a dynamic business, providing a huge number of products to a wide range of customers. Therefore we understand the power of diversity, and we celebrate the innovation and creativity that can be achieved through our own unique experiences, knowledge, and perspectives. We love to build teams that showcase our individuality and creativity, building our positive culture across our organisation.

Our work provides variety, development and the opportunity to be part of a committed community of over 700 colleagues in 8 countries worldwide. Our environment is encouraging, supportive, and committed to individual, business and team growth; one where people love to join and make an impact. We embrace new ideas and fresh thinking, we overcome challenges together, and we rely on each other to bring innovation to life. At Wilmington, we work hard to help each other grow and succeed.

**What do we offer?**

Joining Wilmington means you’ll be part of a dedicated team, committed to providing high quality services and support to our customers. Our people are empowered to learn an