Accounts Assistant

Eaton Syalon Ltd; East Midlands; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Syalon Ltd is assisting a Nottingham-based client to recruit a Temporary Accounts Assistant into their Finance team. The role is office-based with one day of home working available after a successful training period.

You will support month-end tasks, AP/AR processing, reconciliations and liaise with the Revenue Accountant. The position is a 3-month contract reporting to the Head of Finance, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Strong Excel skills.
• SAP experience preferred but isn't essential.
• The ability to hold conversations with all levels of business.
• Available to start week commencing 2nd November and commit to the initial 3-month temporary period.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the month end accounts preparation.
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, correction and other month end journals as required.
• Ownership of the Accounts Payable inbox.
• Ownership of supplier queries and providing timely internal and external responses.
• Ownership of maintaining the Accounts Payable tracker.
• Raise Purchase Orders as required.
• Support with producing monthly balance sheet account reconciliations.
• Support any upcoming transitions into new systems and tools.
• Support with raising sales invoices with the Revenue Accountant.
• Support with maintaining customer contracts in the Finance system.
• Support with bank reconciliations and postings.
• Assist with Accounts Receivable aged debt collection.
• Assist with cashflow reporting.
• Support VAT return preparation.

Skills

Communication with all levels

Time management

Tools

Excel

SAP

Job description

Temporary Accounts Assistant

Nottingham

Office based - 1 day work from home after successful training period

Eaton Syalon are working with our Nottingham based client to recruit a temporary Accounts Assistant into their Finance team.

The role will be initially a 3-month temporary role, reporting into the Head Of Finance. You'll support with a mix of transactional accounts work, whilst support the Head of Finance with Month-end tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the month end accounts preparation
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, correction and other month end journals as required
• Ownership of the Accounts Payable inbox
• Ownership of supplier queries and providing timely internal and external responses
• Ownership of maintaining the Accounts Payable tracker
• Raise Purchase Orders as required
• Support with producing monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Support any upcoming transitions into new systems and tools
• Support with raising sales invoices with the Revenue Accountant
• Support with maintaining customer contracts in the Finance system
• Support with bank reconciliations and postings
• Assist with Accounts Receivable aged debt collection
• Assist with cashflow reporting
• Support VAT return preparation

Person Profile:

• Will have varied transactional / month-end experience, most likely having worked as an Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant most recently
• Strong Excel skills
• SAP experience preferred but isn't essential
• The ability to hold conversations with all levels of business
• Must be able to commit to the initial 3-month temporary period
• Must be available to start week commencing 2nd November