Accounts Assistant

Swansway Group; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

Birthday off

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

Long service recognition

Annual flu jab

Discounts on products and services

Cycle to work scheme

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Swansway Group is recruiting an Accounts Assistant to support the dealership with purchase ledger, daily banking and reconciliation. You will assist with month-end reporting and production of management accounts, while collaborating with sales and service teams to ensure timely finance settlements and documentation.

The role requires prior accounts/finance experience in a dealership, strong organisational skills, and the ability to work independently.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience in accounts/finance environment (at least 12 months) within a car dealership preferred.
• Strong organisational and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work with little supervision.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the monthly production of accounts.
• Paying invoices and managing the purchase ledger.
• Daily reconciliation and banking tasks.
• Production of invoices and supplier queries resolution.
• Assist with month and year end processes and payroll submissions.
• General office duties and filing.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Self-starter

Tools

Kerridge

CDK (rev 8)

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant to join the Swansway Family. Reporting into the Dealership Accountant, you will assist with the purchase ledger, daily banking and reconciliation within the dealership. Each month you will also assist in the production of the month end reporting and the production of the management accounts.

As an Accounts Assistant, you will play an important part in supporting the dealership with day-to-day banking administration such as: paying of invoices, purchase ledger, daily banking, daily reporting and cheque raising. Throughout the day, you will also assist with day-to-day administration such as scanning and filing. It is important to work closely with the sales and service team to ensure that production of any sales related documentation is completed quickly such as finance settlements/pay‑outs.

Although reporting into the Dealership Accountant there will be times when this role will be the only Accounts/Finance support at the dealership. Therefore, we are looking for candidates that have previous accounts experience obtained at a dealership who are true self‑starters.

• Assist in the monthly production of accounts
• Paying of invoices
• Monthly ledgers
• Daily reconciliation/banking
• Production of invoices
• Resolving any supplier queries/set‑ups
• Assist in month and year end
• Inputting payroll submissions
• General office duties

• Previous experience in accounts/finance environment (at least 12 months) within a car dealership (desirable)
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
• Previous experience of doing daily banking and using Kerridge and CDK (rev 8) accounting software would be preferred.
• Self‑starter with the ability to work with little supervision.

• Free on-site parking
• Holidays that increase with length of service
• Your Birthday off
• Company Pension Scheme
• Life Assurance- Death in Service Benefit
• Long service recognition
• Annual flu jab
• Discounts on products and services that extend to your family and friends
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee recruitment referral payments
• Employee assistance programme and counselling service
• Occupational health services
• Car Benefit Scheme for employee or family