Accounts Assistant

Eastern Western Motor Group; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

Birthday off

40 days holiday

Pension plan

Discounts

Referral bonus

Study days

Job summary

Eastern Western Motor Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant for the BMW Newbridge site in Edinburgh. The role involves ledger and cash management, reconciliation, and processing invoices to support year-end audits.

You will contribute to credit control, banking tasks, and assist with warranty claims and annual audit preparation, in a busy automotive finance environment.

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Ledger & Cash Management: Maintain ledgers and cashbooks; control petty cash; manage payment runs and cheques.
• Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile ledger and bank accounts for accuracy.
• Invoice Processing & Reporting: Match invoices to purchase orders; prepare year-end audit schedules; manage intergroup invoices and nominal ledger validations.
• Credit Control: Maintain credit control, liaising with debt recovery agencies for overdue accounts.
• Banking & Additional Duties: Process daily Branch banking; assist with Warranty claims, stock checks, and annual audit preparation.

Skills

Right to work in UK

Job description

About the Role

Accounts Assistant

BMW Newbridge

Salary £27,000

Job Opportunity

• Ledger & Cash Management: Maintain ledgers and cashbooks; control petty cash; manage payment runs and cheques.
• Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile ledger and bank accounts for accuracy.
• Invoice Processing & Reporting: Match invoices to purchase orders; prepare year-end audit schedules; manage intergroup invoices and nominal ledger validations.
• Credit Control: Maintain credit control, liaising with debt recovery agencies for overdue accounts.
• Banking & Additional Duties: Process daily Branch banking; assist with Warranty claims, stock checks, and annual audit preparation.

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Essential Skills

To be considered for this position, you must have the right to work in the UK.

About Company

For nearly a 100 years, Eastern Western Motor Group has been built on great people, strong relationships and a passion for delivering exceptional customer service. Today, we are one of Scotland's leading automotive businesses, employing over 1,850 colleagues across a wide range of brands and locations.

Guided by our BASICS values, we' are proud of the careers we have helped build, the talent we have developed and the long service of colleagues who have chosen to grow with us.

Whether you are just starting out or looking for your next challenge, there has never been a better time to join us and see where your career can take you.

Benefits

• Industry leading training and development opportunities.
• Enjoy your birthday off on us every year!
• Generous Holiday Allowance - Your free time matters to us! We give all our colleagues up to 40 days annual leave each year.
• Your Family Matters - As a family run Company, your family matters to us. We offer our colleagues a pension plan, death in service scheme and access to our colleague savings club. We also offer free corporate passes for Five Sister Zoo, Almond Valley and many more local attractions!
• Colleague Discount - We offer excellent discounts on new and used car purchases, parts and servicing across all our brands.
• YourDiscounts is our retail discount partner. You can save hundreds of pounds on everything from holidays to your weekly shopping!
• Vehicle Introduction Bonus - Earn £100 by referring a friend or family member to purchase a car at one of our Dealerships.
• Up to 5 study days off per annum, plus time off for any exams.