Accounts Assistant

Job Title: Accounts Assistant

Location: Blackburn

Pay Bracket: �26,000 - �32,000

My client is looking to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their Blackburn Office. This is a brilliant opportunity to join a business with excellent working culture and exposure opportunities. This role will work alongside the existing finance function, you will be responsible for taking control of both the AP and AR functions on a day-to-day basis.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Reconcile accounts and maintain accurate records.
• Process payments and invoices.
• Raising sales invoices
• Petty Cash, Credit Card & Bank Reconciliation.
• Maintain accounts payable and receivable.
• Producing management accounts
• Responsible for accurate VAT returns
• Perform data entry and filing duties.
• Supplier Payments.

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience within an accounts setting
• Experience with Sage
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good organisational and time-keeping skills
• High attention to detail and able to take ownership of their role
• Good IT and MS Excel skills

You'll benefit from:

• A salary up to �32,000 per year
• Company Social Events
• Flexible working
• Free Parking
• Modern, progressive, and collaborative working environment

Don't tick every box?

We encourage candidates to push themselves and to go for it! Whilst you might not meet all the criteria we're looking for, there are plenty of opportunities to develop yourself.

We also have additional vacancies like this one at a more junior and senior level, if you're not suitable for this position, we might have others that you'd like to hear about! Nothing ventured is nothing gained.

For immediate consideration please submit an updated CV to this advert, the client is happy to wait if the right person has a notice period.

What's next?

Candidates who are successfully shortlisted will be invited to a registration with Thomas ahead of submitting your CV to the client. We will have a good chat regarding your career and how we can help.

Following this, your CV will be sent off with a consultant overview to secure you the interview. The interview process will be two stages with a competency-based test.