Accounts Assistant

Position: Accounts Assistant (Permanent)
Location: Stoke-on-Trent

CK Group are recruiting for a Assistant Accountant to join a chemicals manufacturing company, at their site based in Stoke, on a full time, permanent basis.

Salary - £25,000 - £28,000 depending on experience.

Assistant Accountant Role:

Your main duties will be:

Maintaining the company purchase and sales ledger in Sage 200
Preparing and processing payment runs and ad hoc payments in the month
Handling any queries with suppliers and reconciling supplier statements where appropriate
Be first point of contact for Group Credit and provide information required weekly/monthly
Processing expense claims
Performing monthly bank reconciliations
Assist with ad hoc tasks and projects
Run weekly payroll
Raise intercompany sales and payments for our sister company in Germany
Some light administrative duties

Your Background:

The ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experience:

Experience in a similar position
Good communication skills
Good Excel skills (essential) and knowledge of Sage 200 (preferred)
Problem solving and numerical/ analytic skills
HR/Payroll experience preferred but not essential as training will be given
Reliable, hardworking and personable
Ambitious and positive/can-do attitude
Looking for a career in accountancy
Willingness to work independently in a small team Apply:
Entitlement to work in the UK is essential. Please quote job reference (phone number removed) in all correspondence.

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