Accounts Administrator

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Wellington; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A long-established manufacturing company in Telford seeks a full-time Accounts Administrator to assist the finance team with account reconciliation and invoicing. This maternity cover position offers a fixed term of 12 months, with working hours from 9-5 Monday to Thursday and 9-4 on Fridays. Candidates should ideally possess AAT qualifications and have experience in an office environment. The role requires attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and proficiency with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.

Benefits

23 days holiday + bank holidays

30-minute paid lunch

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an office environment for a minimum of 12 months.
• Preferably have AAT qualifications but is not essential.
• Comfortable with Microsoft Outlook/Office/Excel.

Responsibilities

• Help with purchase ledger invoices.
• Generation of all customer sales invoices.
• Bank reconciliation and generation of monthly reports.

Skills

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Team player

Time management

Good phone manner

Education

AAT qualifications

Minimum of 12 months office experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAGE

Job description

Accounts administrator (Maternity Cover) Full Time, Fixed Term (12 months) Telford £26.5k - £27.5k per annum

Our client is a long-established manufacturing company based in Telford. A maternity cover position has arisen to join their accounts team as a full time Accounts administrator to assist the finance team with reviewing and reconciling accounts.

Working hours will be as follows:

9 - 5 Monday Thursday

9 4 Friday

This will include a 30-minute paid lunch.

Holiday will be 23 days + bank holidays - 3 days must be kept back for the Christmas period.

Summary of Job Duties

• Help with purchase ledger invoices.
• Generation of all customer sales invoices and onward issue to customer contact.
• Generation of monthly customer account statements.
• Follow up all pro-forma invoices with customer to ensure timely and accurate payments.
• Process all credit card payments.
• Generation of all supplier reconciliation statements.
• Bank reconciliation.
• CIC reconciliations.
• Generation and presentation of monthly reports.
• Provide cover for other team members when out of the office or in meetings.
• Management of all e-commerce orders in relation to the reconciliation of invoices and payments.
• Management of CRM systems to ensure all customer correspondence is recorded.
• Adhering to best practices in accounting, as outlined by industry experts and by the company.

Required Competences

• Preferably to have AAT qualifications but is not essential.
• Experience of working in an office environment for a minimum of 12 months.
• To have experience and be comfortable with Microsoft Outlook/Office/Excel
• Good working knowledge of ERP system preferably SAGE.

Required capabilities

• Attention to detail.
• Ability to problem solve and use own initiative.
• Team player.
• Positive communicator.
• Flexible attitude.
• Proactive and positive work ethic.
• Time management and organisational skills.
• Good phone manner.
• Personable

Applications will be reviewed within 3 working days, however as we are receiving high levels of applications, if you have not been contacted after 5 days of sending your CV unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. If successful you will be contacted by a consultant to discuss your application and CV further.