Accounts Assistant

Vertu Motors plc; Gateshead; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Pension

Share Incentive Scheme

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Access to online rewards platform

Job summary

Vertu Motors plc, Gateshead, is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support accounting procedures within the department, including purchase ledger tasks, invoicing, payments, and reconciliations. The role involves balance sheet reconciliations and daily banking, with ad-hoc duties as they arise.

Full-time position based in Gateshead. The company offers a strong benefits package and opportunities for development within a large motor retailer network.

Qualifications

• Proven accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using Excel and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organisational and multitasking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Team player with collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Assist with purchase ledger duties such as checking and registering invoices.
• Process supplier payments and reconcile statements.
• Support daily banking, cashflow and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Handle ad-hoc accounting duties as required.

Skills

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Excel

Organisational skills

Communication

Team player

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Vertu Motors, Gateshead

Due to continued business growth, we are looking for an Accounts Assistant to join our team here at Vertu Motors.

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.

This is a full time role with a salary of £24,784.50plus an excellent range of Company benefits.

The main purpose of this role is to assist with the seamless operation of the accounting procedures within the department. In particular assisting with purchase ledger duties such as checking and registering invoices, filing invoices and statements, raising payments, supplier statement reconciliationsand dealing with purchase enquiries. Other duties will include balance street reconciliations, daily banking and cashflow, as well as ad-hoc duties that come up within the accounting functions.

We are looking for the following attributes:

• Exceptional attention to detail and accuracy
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Experience using Excel and other Microsoft Packages
• Excellent organisational skills and confident in managing multiple tasks at once
• Strong communications skills, both verbal and written and confidence in dealing with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external to Vertu
• Good team player, confident in asking questions and working with colleagues across departments to resolve queries and problems

Previous experience within an Accounts environment would be beneficial; however, we are equally interested in individuals who are eager to learn and have a genuine interest in developing a career in Accounts

We are proud to be the Motor Retailer who invests more in our colleague’s personal development than any other, so if you are successful, you can look forward to on-going training opportunities that provide you with the right career path, career progression and a range of benefits you would expect from an employer of choice which includes:

• 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

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.