Accounts Assistant

Overview

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT — £30,000 — FULL TIME, PERMANENT — NG3, NOTTINGHAM

Supporting the Management Accountant and joining a finance team of 10, you will work collaboratively to manage the purchase ledger, payroll, sales ledger, and credit control. You must be able to use your own initiative and have excellent Sage and Microsoft Excel skills.

• All aspects of purchase ledger, including inputting invoices, matching invoices to purchase orders, setting up BACS payment runs and supplier statement reconciliations.
• Updating and maintaining customer accounts.
• Producing customer invoices.
• Handling queries from customers and suppliers.
• Credit control management, raising creditor and debtor reports.
• Preparing financial information for senior management.
• Bank reconciliations.
• Payroll processing for up to 40 staff over several companies, running pension scheme on payroll software.
• Carrying out any other duties as appropriate.

• Similar experience gained from a fast-paced environment that involved working under pressure and tight timescales.
• Highly numerate with excellent mental arithmetic skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Sage 50 Accounts or other accounting software.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – being able to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Superb attention to detail and accurate data entry skills with an organised and methodical approach.