Account Assistant

Vertex Associates are representing a security business that is looking to expand its finance team. The company is seeking an individual who is eager to develop their experience while studying towards an AAT qualification. This is a great opportunity to learn from the CFO and Finance Manager, with significant exposure expected in a short period of time.

• Input and maintenance of Sales & Purchase Ledger
• Updating Mondays with relevant information from sales invoices
• Ensuring PO procedure has been followed and PO’s rejected if required
• Random audits on Sales and Purchase ledger in line with our SIA audits: confirmation of process and spot checks for auditors both external and internal
• Administering Sales invoices onto third party Electronic system (client specific)
• Reconciliation of Various Financial accounts (accruals/prepayments etc as directed by Finance Manager)
• Foreign Petty Cash – Management and reconciliation
• Petty cash – management of funds and payments. Monthly input onto account systems and reconciliation
• Credit Control – 1st stage
• Enter Company payments via BACS, CHAPS and Foreign Payments as dictated by the business for authorisation in bank accounts
• Day-to-day management of Quick Books accounts database
• Management of subscriptions/prepayments/accruals
• Auditing of Accounts procedures for SIA audits
• Other financial support as requested by the Finance Manager/CFO, including but not limited to the provision of details of supplier payments, some credit control, quarterly reconciliations
• Internal Client assistance – helping ops dealing with supplier queries or Sales invoices to clients

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