Accounts Assistant

Major Recruitment Oldbury; Bartley Green; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a financial professional to prepare accruals, maintain reconciliations, and support month-end processes. Candidates should have AAT Level 3 or equivalent qualifications and strong Excel skills. The position offers a full-time schedule with the possibility of two work-from-home days post-probation.

Qualifications

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and handling large datasets.
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy.
• Solid understanding of accounting principles.
• Confident communicator who can liaise with colleagues.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly accruals and prepayments.
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations.
• Reconcile cashbooks to bank accounts.
• Process and reconcile e-commerce settlements.
• Assist with month-end processes and reports.

Skills

Strong Microsoft Excel skills

Attention to detail

Understanding of accounting principles

Communication skills

Team player

Balance Sheet reconciliations

Month end reporting

Education

AAT Level 3 or equivalent

Job description

Major Recruitment Oldbury are delighted to be recruiting for our market leading client on an exclusive basis that are located between Halesowen and Quinton. The role is Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm, with potential for two working from home days once probation has been completed.

Duties and tasks will include:

• Prepare monthly accruals and prepayments for group subsidiaries
• Maintain balance sheet reconciliations across the group
• Reconcile all cashbooks to their respective bank accounts and ensure accurate cashbook maintenance
• Process bank transactions not managed by the purchase ledger
• Process and reconcile e-commerce settlements including Amazon, eBay, and PayPal
• Provide cover for sales or purchase ledger roles during holidays or high workload periods
• Carry out reviews and checks to maintain ledger accuracy
• Carry out invoice analysis to allocate costs across the group
• Assist with month-end processes and contribute to management reporting
• Participate in the development of finance systems and continuous improvement initiatives
• Support ad hoc finance projects and tasks as directed by the Head of Finance

Candidates welcome to apply for the role willhave the following:

• AAT Level 3 (or equivalent qualification)
• Strong Microsoft Excel skills and handling large datasets
• High level of attention to detail and accuracy
• Solid understanding of accounting principles
• Confident communicator with the ability to liaise with colleagues across the business
• Flexible, hands-on team player able to adapt to changing priorities
• Strong understanding of Balance Sheet reconciliations
• Understanding of month end reporting and working to deadlines

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