Accounts Assistant

Prince Personnel Limited; Betton Strange; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is looking for an Accounts Assistant based in Shrewsbury. The successful candidate will handle various financial responsibilities including invoicing, credit control, and bank reconciliation. This permanent, full-time position requires someone with experience in accounts and the ability to work independently. A proactive attitude and knowledge of CIS is a plus. Salary ranges from £26,000 to £28,000 per year.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a similar role is essential.
• Self-starter with a proactive attitude is required.
• Ability to manage workload effectively with minimal supervision.

Responsibilities

• Raise sales invoices and applications for payment.
• Perform credit control tasks including invoice chasing.
• Maintain and update the bank reconciliation spreadsheet.
• Process purchase invoices.
• Match and check supplier statements.
• Prepare weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Process 'Payments Out' and 'Payments In'.
• Input new supplier and project codes.

Skills

Experience in a similar role

Proactive attitude

Ability to manage workload with minimal supervision

Knowledge of CIS

Job description

Accounts Assistant

Location: Shrewsbury

Type: Permanent

Schedule: Monday to Friday – Full time

Salary: £26,000 – £28,000

Responsibilities

• Raise sales invoices and applications for payment.
• Perform credit control tasks including initial, final, and retention invoice chasing.
• Maintain and update the bank reconciliation spreadsheet.
• Process purchase invoice (non-CIS and CIS).
• Match and check supplier statements.
• Prepare weekly and monthly payment runs.
• Process 'Payments Out' and 'Payments In'.
• Prepare and submit CIS statements.
• Input new supplier and project codes.
• Support monthly data extraction and financial analysis.
• Input journals.
• Assist with administration of vehicle records and related accounts.
• Process new supplier forms.

Skills and Experience

The successful candidate will need to have experience of working in a similar role. You will be a self‑starter with a proactive attitude and someone who can manage their workload effectively with minimal supervision. Knowledge of CIS would be an advantage but not essential.

Application Process

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier‑free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we are able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time, your details won’t be retained. So, if you are not successful on this occasion, please continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you're seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you'll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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