Accounts Assistant

Psicon Ltd; Canterbury; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist healthcare provider in Canterbury is looking for an Accounts Assistant to support the finance team. The role involves processing invoices, reconciling accounts, and maintaining the general ledger. The ideal candidate has prior accounts experience, strong attention to detail, and proficiency in Excel. This hybrid role offers flexible work arrangements, providing a balanced work-life atmosphere while contributing to a committed finance team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Process invoices, payments, receipts, and journal entries accurately.
• Reconcile bank accounts and manage supplier statements.
• Maintain the general ledger and support month-end processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Proficiency in Excel

Education

AAT qualification (or studying)

Tools

Xero

Sage

Job description

About Psicon

Psicon is a specialist neurodevelopmental service working collaboratively with various NHS trusts to provide autism and ADHD assessments. We are an independent organisation, but most of our work is for the NHS, whom we are proud to support. Psicon is committed to offering the best psychological support and healthcare available. We take an innovative approach to the delivery of our services and ensure that they are of the highest standards in the industry.

About The Role

We’re looking for a detail-oriented Accounts Assistant to support our Finance Director and Financial Controller. You’ll play a key role in keeping our accounting systems accurate, up to date, and compliant, while gaining valuable exposure to month-end and year-end processes. This is a hybrid role based in our Canterbury office, with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home, offering flexibility while remaining closely connected to the finance team.

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Process invoices, payments, receipts, and journal entries accurately and on time.
• Reconcile bank accounts, supplier statements, and company credit cards.
• Maintain the general ledger and support month-end and year-end closing processes.
• Assist with preparation of management accounts and financial reporting.
• Monitor overdue accounts and support credit control processes.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers to resolve queries regarding invoices and payments.
• Provide administrative support to the finance team and assist with ad hoc projects.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, procedures, and internal controls.
• Ensure timely data entry to keep accounting systems up to date.

What We’re Looking For

• Previous experience in an accounts role.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Excel; experience with Xero or Sage desirable.
• AAT qualification (or studying) is an advantage.

Working at Psicon

We value our employees as an integral part of our service delivery and believe in recruiting and investing in the best employees. We pride ourselves in providing our employees with the opportunities and resources to achieve their potential. We are keen to provide a vibrant, fun yet challenging working environment for our team who share in our core values of trust, integrity, commitment and kindness and work collaboratively to achieve our company goals of.

• The best possible customer service.
• The most efficient and effective clinical work.
• A thriving and engaged workforce.
• A truly inclusive organisation.

At Psicon, we believe that diverse perspectives and experiences promote learning and innovation. We embrace diversity and are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace, where every colleague is valued and able to achieve. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds and we are committed to removing any barriers in our application process that could prevent an individual from joining the Psicon team. We will do our best to make the application process as accessible as possible. Please get in touch if there is anything we can do to support you with your application or interview.

Additional Information

• For further information please email [e-mail] or call the Psicon Recruitment Team on 03308 383 106 for more information.
• Should you wish to discuss any reasonable adjustments or assistance you might need in the application or interview process, please contact our Recruitment Team and we will do our best to support you.
• Please note, Psicon operate a ‘safer recruitment’ policy and will require candidates to undergo full referencing (covering a 3-year period), an enhanced DBS check, provide evidence of up-to-date mandatory training, the right to live and work in the UK.