Accounts Assistant

Accounts Assistant

Location:

Office based – Lincoln area

Salary: £27,000 - £29,000 per annum

Own transport required.

Are you looking for a role where you can be an important part of a small team? Where your passion and contribution will directly contribute to the overall success of an exciting business? This is an amazing opportunity to work for a dynamic, growing and friendly SME in the Lincoln area.

• Chance to join an award winning rapidly growing business
• Supportive Management Structure
• Opportunity to grow and develop a career in Finance

• Purchase Ledger matching, coding and processing of invoices and preparing invoice runs
• Sales ledger invoice processing
• Credit control chasing debts by telephone, letter and email
• Bank reconciliations across a number of bank accounts, ensuring accurate postings
• Dealing with and resolving invoice queries as per agreed parameters and escalating to management where necessary
• Reconciliations of debtor and creditor control account
• Raising of intercompany invoices and ensuring intercompany accounts balance
• Inputting data for bank payments and posting of bank information accurately to ERP
• Assisting with month‑end and year‑end processes as and when required
• Resolving support issues raised by internal customers and external suppliers via phone and email
• Maintaining internal systems
• Assisting with the production of monthly Financial and Management Accounts and year‑end audit
• Ad hoc administrative tasks as required

• IT proficient – knowledge of common desktop applications such as Office (Word and Excel) and ERP systems
• A customer focus – an effective communicator across email and phone
• Confidence – an ability to quickly build positive relationships with customers and colleagues
• Organised and effective time‑management skills – with the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment

• Degree in finance, economics, business, maths or similar, or AAT qualified
• Strong Excel skills
• A full UK driving licence (ideal due to site location)
• Work experience within finance is highly desirable, but not essential