Accounts Assistant

Lazerbeam Fire & Security; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A dynamic finance-focused company in Surbiton is seeking a QuickBooks Accounts Assistant to provide financial and administrative support. The role requires excellent communication and data entry skills, with at least 2 years of experience in finance using QuickBooks. Candidates should possess strong attention to detail and the ability to identify process improvements. This is a full-time position, Monday to Friday, with competitive salary based on experience.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of consecutive finance experience with QuickBooks online.
• Ability to manage time and prioritize workloads.
• Strong understanding of accounts processes.

Responsibilities

• Receive, code, and post purchase invoices.
• Liaise with suppliers and customers.
• Prepare payment runs for approval.
• Process sales orders and raise sales invoices.
• Manage company credit cards.
• Perform weekly reconciliation of bank accounts.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Data entry/book keeping skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Proactive thinking

IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)

Fluency in English

Tools

QuickBooks

Job description

QuickBooks Accounts Assistant (IMMEDIATE START)

South West London, England

Office based in Surbiton

Permanent, full-time (Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm)

£competitive salary for the right candidate

The continued growth of our business has led to an increased demand on our finance function and we are looking for a QuickBooks Accounts Assistant who thrives on working in a high scale impactful environment. This will be an exciting opportunity for the right person to make their mark within a small motivated team.

Job Description

As part of the Finance team, you will be providing financial and administrative assistance. This is a very process driven role and therefore efficiency and accuracy are key attributes required for the daily operations.

Responsibilities

• Receiving, coding and posting purchase invoices
• Liaising with suppliers and customers
• Checking and posting staff expenses
• Preparing payment runs for approval
• Processing sales orders
• Raising sales invoices
• Management of Company credit cards, including coding and posting
• Posting of bank transactions
• Weekly reconciliation of bank accounts
• Issuing customer statements
• Credit control
• General administration and office management
• Working on updating commercial dashboard and reports
• Liaising with sales and account management teams to carry out necessary responsibilities
• Update compliance spread sheets with data supplied
• Ensuring all compliance certification is correctly completed and processed to the appropriate method of recording the certificate
• The timely completion of all scanning and uploading of paperwork as required by the business

Qualifications

• Live within 1 hour commute of office location
• Excellent communication skills with fluency in both verbal and written English
• Excellent data entry/book keeping skills with at least 2 years of consecutive finance experience of working with QuickBooks online accounting software
• Great organisational skills, ability to manage own time and prioritise workloads
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with a good understanding of accounts process
• Ability to identify process improvements
• Analytical and proactive thinking
• Positive and friendly attitude
• Excellent IT skills (Excel, Word, Outlook)