Accounts Assistant

Eaton Syalon is partnering with a well-established business in Nottinghamshire to recruit an Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic and busy finance team on a permanent basis.
This is an excellent opportunity for candidates seeking a transactional accounts-focused role within a supportive and collaborative environment. The position offers a diverse range of responsibilities, providing valuable experience and professional development within a stable and growing company.

Key Responsibilities:

- Log all purchase invoices
- Ensure all invoices/credit notes are scanned onto the system
- Matching purchase invoices and credit notes to orders
- Assist with the preparation of supplier statement reconciliation
- Regularly review Goods Received Not Invoiced reports and to expedite supplier invoices and credit notes
- Ensure that there are no debit balances on the purchase ledger
- Assist with payment runs occur on a regular basis
- Resolution of queries arising with respect to supplier invoices and credit notes
- Completion of analysis of general ledger accounts onto monthly spreadsheets as required
- Posting of month end journals ensuring correct authorisation has been sought
- Maintaining the fleet data base and generating month end accruals and prepayments entries in line with month end timetable
- Preparation of various month end accrual entries
- Ensure all prior month reversing journals are reversed and to ensure all journals of a monthly recurring nature are identified and processed in the following month
- Responsible for cheque requisition forms
- Bank reconciliation
- Reconcile all local and foreign currency cashbooks at least weekly and ensure that relevant entries are posted into the accounting system
- Reconcile intercompany balances
- Preparation and completion of the FX Exposure report to Treasury
- Regularly review unallocated cash balances and ensure that these are cleared

Person Profile:

- Possesses a strong background in transactional finance and is comfortable working in a role at this level
- Thrives in a fast-paced finance environment and works effectively as part of a team
- Demonstrates a proactive attitude and a flexible, adaptable approach to work
- Quick to learn new systems and processes, with a keen eye for detail

This is an office based role which offers a 2pm finish on Fridays each week. The role doesn't offer a hybrid approach so please only express interest in this role if you are able to commit to an office based role 5 days per week.
The office location is between junction 26 and 27 of the M1 and is accessible on bus routes from Nottingham and Derby