Accounts Administrator

Trial Balance Consulting; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A successful business-to-business services provider in Barnstaple seeks an Accounts Administrator for a full-time position. The role involves a variety of transactional and administrative tasks, including managing accounts payable and receivable, with opportunities for career progression into finance management. Ideal candidates will have strong organizational skills, proficiency in MS Excel, and a communicative approach.

Qualifications

• Strong general aptitude and organizational skills.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, including pivot tables and data extraction.
• Outgoing and communicative individual eager to progress.

Responsibilities

• Perform accounts payable tasks like raising POs and supplier payment runs.
• Manage accounts receivable duties, including client invoice creation.
• Assist clients and suppliers with finance queries.

Skills

Organizational skills

Proficiency in MS Excel

Communication

Tools

Xero accounting software

Job description

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Trial Balance Consulting has been exclusively engaged by a long-established and highly successful business-to-business services provider. The company has experienced sustained growth, and the Managing Director (also acting as Finance Director) is seeking to recruit an Accounts Administrator to assist with transactional and administrative tasks. This is a full-time, permanent position based at the company's headquarters in Barnstaple.

Working closely with the MD, General Manager, and head office team, the successful candidate will enjoy a broad and varied role, which is expected to develop into a dedicated finance manager position over time. Key responsibilities include:

1. Accounts payable tasks such as raising PO’s, uploading invoices, reconciling statements, and supplier payment runs.
2. Accounts receivable duties including creating and sending client invoices and monitoring aged debtors.
3. Customer bill generation and processing.
4. Assisting clients and suppliers with finance queries.
5. Petty cash management.
6. Maintenance of company databases and systems.

Our client prioritizes strong general aptitude and organizational skills over formal qualifications. The role requires proficiency in MS Excel, including pivot tables, formulas, and data extraction techniques. Experience with Xero accounting software is advantageous but not essential. The team is friendly, busy, and dynamic, making this role suitable for an outgoing and communicative individual eager to progress.

For further details, including a detailed role specification, please contact Elle Benjamin quoting reference EB8301 as soon as possible.