Accounts Assistant

Vitae Financial Recruitment; Amersham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established organisation is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team in Amersham. This office-based role requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual with at least 5 years of Accounts Payable experience. Key responsibilities include processing invoices, managing payment runs, and supporting the finance team. Ideal candidates will have strong organisational and communication skills, along with a customer service mindset. Attractive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience within Accounts Payable.
• Experience working in a group accounting environment.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier purchase invoices accurately.
• Reconciling supplier statements and chasing missing invoices.
• Managing weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Handling finance-related queries.
• Monitoring contracts and ensuring best market value.

Skills

Accounts Payable experience

Organisational skills

Time management

IT literate (Excel, Word)

Communication skills

Customer service mindset

Proactive approach

Job description

Account Assistant

Location: Amersham (office-based)

Salary: 35,000 - 40,000 per annum + benefits

A well-established organisation based in Amersham is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join its finance team on a full-time basis. This is a broad, hands-on role suited to a proactive and detail-oriented accounts professional who enjoys working as part of a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Processing supplier purchase invoices, including scanning, distribution for approval, collation and accurate posting to the accounts system
• Reconciling supplier statements and chasing outstanding or missing invoices
• Managing weekly and monthly payment runs
• Handling finance-related queries via phone and email
• Monitoring utility contracts and benchmarking costs ahead of renewal to ensure best market value
• Coding and processing ad-hoc invoices
• Managing company credit card expenditure, including collation, scanning and posting of documentation
• Petty cash processing, reconciliation and month-end balancing
• Monitoring and maintaining the debtors ledger, including credit control activities
• Supporting the wider finance team with ad-hoc duties as required

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years' experience within Accounts Payable
• Experience working in a group accounting environment
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Fully IT literate, with strong Excel and Word skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines
• Clear and confident communication skills
• Strong customer service mindset
• Proactive, positive and flexible approach
• Professional, punctual and reliable

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