Accounts Assistant

Layka Recruitment; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A UK-based recruitment firm is looking for an experienced Accounts Assistant to support the Finance Manager in a dynamic environment. You will handle sales and purchase ledger management, payroll, bank reconciliations, and VAT compliance, among other responsibilities. Ideal candidates should have prior accounting experience and be able to work independently. This position offers a competitive salary package and exposure to diverse financial operations.

Benefits

Competitive salary package

Exposure to diverse financial operations

Opportunity to work in a dynamic industry environment

Supportive team and management

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar Finance Assistant role.
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised.
• Strong business acumen and practical common sense.
• Essential accounting experience.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and process sales invoices and statements.
• Conduct credit control and reconciliation of sales ledger to nominal.
• Process supplier invoices, company credit cards, and personal expenses.
• Prepare and process Bacs payment runs and reconcile supplier statements.
• Perform bank reconciliations and manage petty cash.
• Maintain Excel cash book.
• Enter weekly timesheets and run all weekly payroll reports.
• Manage weekly employee payments and CIS.
• Conduct monthly financial reporting including Balance Sheet, P&L, and Trial Balance.
• Run weekly job costing reports.
• Manage and check monthly and quarterly VAT returns.
• Run monthly CIS return and send out monthly statements.
• Handle some office management administrative tasks.

Skills

Sales and Purchase Ledger Management

Cash and Bank Management

Payroll and Reporting

VAT and Compliance

Office Management

Tools

Sage

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to provide crucial support to the Finance Manager of a busy independent company. This role offers a varied and challenging opportunity with exposure to all aspects of the business.

Day-to-day of the Accounts Assistant role:

Sales and Purchase Ledger Management

• Prepare and process sales invoices and statements.
• Conduct credit control and reconciliation of sales ledger to nominal.
• Process supplier invoices, company credit cards, and personal expenses.
• Prepare and process Bacs payment runs and reconcile supplier statements.

Cash and Bank Management

• Perform bank reconciliations and manage petty cash.
• Maintain Excel cash book.

Payroll and Reporting

• Enter weekly timesheets and run all weekly payroll reports.
• Manage weekly employee payments and CIS.
• Conduct monthly financial reporting including Balance Sheet, P&L, and Trial Balance.
• Run weekly job costing reports.

VAT and Compliance

• Manage and check monthly and quarterly VAT returns.
• Run monthly CIS return and send out monthly statements.

Office Management

• Handle some office management administrative tasks.

Required Skills & Qualifications for the Accounts Assistant role:

• Proven experience in a similar Finance Assistant role.
• Ability to work independently and unsupervised.
• Strong business acumen and practical common sense.
• Preferred experience with Sage.
• Essential accounting experience.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary package
• Exposure to diverse financial operations
• Opportunity to work in a dynamic industry environment.
• Supportive team and management.