Accounts Assistant

BPP Lyceum Education Group; Abingdon; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

30 days annual leave

Group Personal Pension Plan

Private healthcare and dental plans

Job summary

BPP Lyceum Education Group in Abingdon is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support the day-to-day sales and purchase ledger activities. You will work as part of the Accounts Team, handling invoicing, supplier and customer communications, and bank payments.

The role requires accuracy, good MS Office skills, and a proactive, team-oriented approach. A friendly, self-motivated candidate who can work unsupervised will thrive here.

Qualifications

• Double-entry bookkeeping experience is essential.
• Experience using SAGE, Excel and Word.
• Strong organisational skills.
• 5 GCSEs, including English and Maths.
• Self-motivation and ability to work unsupervised.
• Able to work well in a team.
• Friendly and enthusiastic approach.

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 records on SAGE

Skills

Double-entry bookkeeping

Organisational skills

Self-motivation

Teamwork

Ability to work unsupervised

Friendly and enthusiastic

Education

GCSEs including English and Maths

Tools

SAGE

Excel

Word

Job description

Accounts Assistant

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.

What if you read the description and don't meet every single requirement?

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.
• 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.

• 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

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role you will need to have a proven track record in the following areas:

Essential Requirements

• 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

As a Disability Confident employer, BPP is committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process. Candidates are encouraged to share any adjustment requirements ahead of interview so these can be considered and accommodated.

BPP (part of Lyceum Education Group) actively promotes equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills and potential, and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates.

BPP will select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience. Please note that for those posts that are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check in addition to BPP undertaking any necessary online searches. This is deemed appropriate and necessary from a safeguarding perspective, and in line with BPP safer recruitment practices.

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.