Accounts Assistant

A family-owned contractor working in the industrial and commercial sectors nationally is seeking a driven Accounts Assistant to join their friendly team. Reporting to the Head of Finance and working alongside the Accounts Manager, you'll provide essential support to the finance department. 

 

• £30,000 - £36,000


• Office based Monday to Friday 8am-5pm


• 26 days annual leave + Bank Holidays  


• Study support 


• 2 x Bonus schemes after 12 months service (4% of salary / performance related bonus)


• Private healthcare


• Pension 4.8% employer rising to 7.5%


• Life assurance x3

Duties and responsibilities:

• Processing of sales and purchase invoices (high volume) and matching to POD’s / coding to projects


• Processing bank payments and posting of receipts


• Processing of sub-contractor payment certificates and invoices


• Supplier statement reconciliations


• Maintenance of the fixed asset register


• Recording of prepayments and accruals


• Performing legal checks on new suppliers (VAT and CIS verification)


• Maintaining and updating various Excel spreadsheets

Skills and experience required:

• Studying AAT desirable but QBE will be considered


• Minimum 3 years’ experience within a finance environment in a similar role


• Good working knowledge of Xero desirable and strong Microsoft Excel (pivot tables and VLOOKUPs)


• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal


• Ability to work effectively within a team environment