Accounts Assistant

Berry Recruitment; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Berry Recruitment is seeking a committed Accounts Assistant to support financial operations in a growing security systems business in Didcot, Oxfordshire. The role involves accurate data handling, financial record management, and support for the Finance Manager, offering a competitive annual salary between £30,000 and £35,000.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy.
• Understanding of accounting principles.
• Be security cleared to SC level; flexible and adaptable.

Responsibilities

• Accurate data input and monitoring of financial aspects.
• Support month-end and year-end financial processes.
• Process supplier and customer invoices and expense claims.

Skills

Attention to detail

Numerical accuracy

Organisational skills

Time management

Microsoft Office knowledge

Education

AAT qualification or equivalent

Tools

Sage accounting software

Simpro

Salesforce

Job description

Berry Recruitment are NOW hiring for a committed and experienced Accounts Assistant to work for a company in Didcot, Oxfordshire.

Role: Accounts Assistant

Salary: 30,000 - 35,000 per annum

Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire

Hours: Full time (Monday - Friday 08:00 to 17:00)

Responsible for the accurate and timely data input and monitoring of the financial aspects of the business. Reporting to the Finance Manager this is a key role in a growing security systems business.

Key Responsibilities of the Accounts Assistant:

• Accurate and timely data input and monitoring of all financial aspects of the company including nominal, sales and purchase ledgers.
• Support the Finance Manager in ensuring the integrity and consistency of accounting records.
• Process supplier and customer invoices and ensure these are coded correctly.
• Process timesheets, expense claims and review employee expenses for accuracy and policy compliance before processing.
• Keep financial records organised and up to date, both digitally and physically.
• Answer finance-related queries. Respond to internal or external questions about payments, invoices, or account balances.
• Full maintenance of the purchase ledger, matching invoices and delivery notes, inputting invoices into the accounting system, reconciling supplier statements, processing payments, liaise with suppliers to resolve queries.
• Support month-end and year-end processes
• Ensure financial transactions in Simpro are monitored and managed
• Support the Sales Director and assisting with administration of Salesforce

About you:

• Be able to be security cleared to SC level
• Strong attention to detail and numerical accuracy
• An understanding of accounting principles
• Familiar with Sage accounting software
• Familiarity with Simpro and Salesforce would be an advantage
• Flexible and adaptable approach
• Good organisational and time-management skills; ability to work to deadlines
• Good Microsoft Office knowledge
• An AAT qualification (or similar) or working towards one preferred. This would be supported by the business

No candidate will meet every single desired qualification we have listed. If your experience looks a little different but you think you can role; value to the role, we'd love to learn more about you!"

For more information and to apply, contact the Oxford branch of Berry Recruitment - (phone number removed) or click 'Apply Now' to submit your application.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person's gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications and ability to perform the duties of the job.