Accounts Assistant

BPP; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Personal Pension Plan

Private Healthcare

Dental Plans

30 days annual leave

Retail discounts

Job summary

BPP, part of Lyceum Education Group, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support day-to-day sales and purchase ledger tasks within the Accounts Team. You will manage invoicing, credit control and liaise with customers and suppliers to ensure smooth cashflow.

The role requires experience with SAGE, strong organisational skills and the ability to work unsupervised as part of a team. BPP offers pension, private healthcare and generous annual leave.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in bookkeeping and accounts.
• Experience using SAGE, Excel and Word.
• 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths.
• Self-motivation and the ability to work unsupervised.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Manual sales invoicing.
• Processing automatic sales invoicing.
• Purchase ledger input.
• Credit control.
• Liaising with customers, suppliers and staff.
• Banking BACS and credit card payments.
• Maintaining accurate records on SAGE.

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

SAGE

Excel

Word

Organisational skills

Teamwork

Education

GCSEs incl. English & Maths

Tools

SAGE

Excel

Word

Job description

Here at BPP (part of Lyceum Education Group) An opportunity has arisen for a friendly, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to join the team as an Accounts Assistant. You will be responsible for supporting the day-to-day sales and purchase ledger accounting activities as part of the Accounts Team., Other key benefits include our Group Personal Pension Plan, dedicated private healthcare and dental plans that offer additional assurance to look after you and your family. What you'll be doing In this role you will support the Accounts Team by carrying out day-to-day sales and purchase ledger accounting activities. As such, you will be responsible for:

• Manual sales invoicing


• Processing automatic sales invoicing


• Purchase ledger input


• Credit control


• Communicating and liaising, both verbally and in writing, with customers, suppliers and relevant staff


• Banking BACS and credit card payments


• Maintaining accurate records on SAGE
  To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas, Knowledge of double-entry bookkeeping


• Experience using SAGE, Excel and Word


• Strong organisational skills


• 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths


• Self-motivation and the ability to work unsupervised


• Ability to work effectively as part of a team


• Friendly and enthusiastic approach

Desirable Requirements

• Previous accounts experience
  BPP reserves the right to amend or withdraw this advertisement at any time prior to the closing date, should we receive a high volume of applications or if business needs change.
  What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway - we value diverse backgrounds and are committed to inclusivity!

Why work for BPP? It is a great time to join BPP as we have enjoyed a sustained period of growth, offering a wealth of opportunities to our staff, students and clients. There are many more great reasons to join BPP such as:

• Brilliantly, you can study any of our courses for free - be it a professional qualification or full degree.


• Private Medical Insurance


• Dental Insurance


• We also provide a generous annual leave entitlement of 30 days, and there's a rewards package that includes retail discounts and much more.