Accounts Assistant

Vertu Motors; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motor retailer is seeking an Accounts Assistant to help manage accounting and financial procedures at their Derby location. Ideal candidates will have strong attention to detail and proficiency in Excel. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £24,720, along with extensive benefits including training opportunities and holiday perks.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Employee rewards platform

Preferential Service Rates

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Share Incentive Scheme

Pension

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Qualifications

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Background in accounts preferred but not essential.
• Experience in motor industry advantageous.
• Ideally working towards required qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sales ledger and purchase ledger duties.
• Support monthly management accounts production.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations and cashflow management.
• Assist with credit control and ad-hoc accounting tasks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational Skills

Communication Skills

Customer Focus

Teamwork and Co-operation

Education

Relevant qualifications in accounting

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Packages

Job description

Overview

Vertu Nissan Derby
We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our team here at Vertu Nissan Derby. If you would like to become part of one of the largest Motor Retailers within the UK, then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

We are offering up to £24,720 basic salary, depending on experience, plus an excellent range of Company benefits.

The main purpose of this role is to assist with the seamless operation of the accounting and financial procedures within the dealership. In particular assisting with sales ledger and purchase ledger duties such as checking invoices, filing invoices and statements as well as dealing with purchase enquiries. Other duties include assistance in production on monthly management accounts, balance street reconciliations, daily banking and cashflow, credit control, as well as ad-hoc duties that come up within the accounting functions.

Responsibilities

• Assist with sales ledger and purchase ledger duties (checking invoices, filing invoices and statements, and dealing with purchase enquiries).
• Support monthly management accounts production.
• Prepare balance sheet reconciliations, daily banking and cashflow management.
• Assist with credit control and ad-hoc accounting tasks as needed.

Qualifications & Attributes

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• A background in accounts is preferred but not essential (experience within the motor industry would be advantageous)
• If no experience, it would be ideal for the candidate to be working towards the required qualifications
• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft Packages
• Organisational Skills
• Communications Skills
• Customer Focus
• Teamwork and Co-operation

Benefits

• 25 days holiday rising with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to our online rewards platform giving you cash back and discounts for multiple retailers
• Preferential Service Rates
• Colleague Purchase Scheme
• Share Incentive Scheme
• Pension
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests in our colleagues' personal development, so if you are successful, you can look forward to ongoing training opportunities that provide you with the right career path and progression, along with a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice.

Apply today to be considered for this role!

If your application is successful, we will need you to complete employment checks prior to starting with us. For this role, these can include us verifying your recent employment, address, credit history and criminal record check.