Accounts Assistant

Greenhouse Group; Aston-by-Stone; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday Allowance

Pension Plan

Career Development

Employee Discounts

Mental Health Support

Will Writing Service

Mortgage Advice

Eye Tests

Flu Vaccination

On-site Parking

Cycle to Work

EAP

Job summary

Greenhous invites applications for an Accounts Assistant in Cold Meece, supporting purchase, sales and nominal ledgers in a varied role with training, flexibility and excellent benefits.

This position is suitable for someone already in finance and looking to broaden experience across the accounting function, with training provided on key ledgers and software. Hours are Monday to Friday, 9:00–17:00, 37.5 hours per week, with a flexible working arrangement discussed at interview.

Qualifications

• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain accuracy.
• Confidence to handle queries face to face, over the telephone and via email.
• Capable of prioritising workload.
• Motor trade, automotive or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential, as full training will be provided.
• Knowledge of Keyloop system would be an advantage.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger, coding and inputting of invoices, credit notes, supplier statement reconciliations, payment runs and resolving supplier queries.
• Nominal ledger, posting bank, intercompany and other nominal ledger journals.
• Sales Ledger, raising invoices, credit notes, customer statements, reconciling customer accounts and resolving customer queries.
• Bank reconciliation, posting transactions to the ledgers to balance.
• Checking receipts for VAT accuracy and resolving any discrepancies against internal systems.li>
• Assisting accountants to close the month and resolve queries.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Join Greenhous at Cold Meece as an Accounts Assistant, supporting purchase, sales and nominal ledgers in a varied role with training, flexibility and excellent benefits.

A new opportunity has arisen to join the business as an Accounts Assistant within our Refurb and Remarketing Operation at our Cold Meece.

This role would ideally suit someone who is currently working in or has worked in a finance department and is now looking to utilise their skills across all areas of the accounting function. Your previous experience may be in credit control, purchase ledger, bookkeeping or similar.

Other duties may be required of the post holder in addition to those listed above and below, to ensure that the requirements of the business are met at all times.

Salary: £24,784.50 per annum

Hours: Monday to Friday 9.00 am to 5.00 pm i.e. 37.5 hours per week. 30 minutes for lunch (unpaid).

• Flexible working arrangement available, can be discussed on interview.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchase ledger, coding and inputting of invoices, credit notes, supplier statement reconciliations, payment runs and resolving supplier queries.
• Nominal ledger, posting bank, intercompany and other nominal ledger journals.
• Sales Ledger, raising invoices, credit notes, customer statements, reconciling customer accounts and resolving customer queries.
• Bank reconciliation, posting transactions to the ledgers to balance.
• Checking receipts for VAT accuracy and resolving any discrepancies against internal systems.li>
• Assisting accountants to close the month and resolve queries.

Ideally, we are looking for

• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain accuracy.
• Confidence to handle queries face to face, over the telephone and via email.
• Capable of prioritising workload.
• Motor trade, automotive or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential, as full training will be provided.
• Knowledge of Keyloop system would be an advantage.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage but not essential.

In return we’ll offer

• 30 Days Holiday Including 8 Bank Holidays
• Company Sick Pay That Increases With Length Of Service
• Pension With Greenhous Contribution
• Career Development Opportunities
• Employee Discounts On A Range Of Products And Services Including Holidays, Days Out And Supermarket Shops
• Qualified Mental Health First Aiders
• Free Will Writing Service
• Free Mortgage Advice Service
• Free Eye Tests For VDU Users
• Free Flu jabs if you are ineligible through the NHS
• On-Site Parking (Site Specific)
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program

Who are we

Greenhous is firmly established as one of the largest dealer groups in the UK and has over 100 years' experience in the franchised dealer world. We are a leader in the supply of dealer services for some of the world's leading manufacturers.

Our network of Car and Commercial dealerships now stretches across Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands and includes a number of different franchises including Vauxhall, Nissan and DAF.

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Division Greenhous - Retail & Fleet Department Accounts Locations Cold Meece