Accounts Assistant

Hays PLC; Gloucester; Hybrid; Full time

Job summary

A manufacturing company in Gloucester is seeking a Temporary to Permanent Accounts Assistant. This role involves monitoring communications, preparing statutory accounts, managing payments, and maintaining records. The right candidate can transition to a permanent role based on performance.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

Hybrid working

Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits

Qualifications

• Experience in accounts for at least 2 years.
• Good use of finance systems and Excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Preparing statutory accounts and ensuring payment accuracy.
• Invoice processing and filing.
• Bank reconciliation and controlling credit.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Finance systems skills

Excel skills

Job description

Temporary to Permanent - Accounts Assistant - Gloucester

Your new company
Hays have the pleasure of partnering with a manufacturer based in Gloucester who, due to growth, are looking for an extra head to add to their well-established and performing team. Initially, the role will be temporary, but on a performance-based review, the role will be made permanent by the right candidate.

Your new role

• Monitoring daily communications and answering any queries.
• Preparing statutory accounts.
• Ensuring payments, amounts and records are correct.
• Working with spreadsheets, sales and purchase ledgers and journals.
• Recording and filing cash transactions.
• Controlling credit and chasing debt.
• Invoice processing and filing.
• Processing expense requests for the accountant to approve.
• Bank reconciliation.
• Liaising with third-party providers, clients and suppliers.
• Updating and maintaining procedural documentation.

What you'll need to succeed
- Experience within accounts at least 2 years plus
- Ideally, they will have done most things within accounts
- Key attention to detail
- Hard-working
- Good communication skills
- Good use of finance systems and Excel skills

What you'll get in return
Flexible working hours
Hybrid working
Hourly rate between £15-17 dependent on experience

What you need to do now
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• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits
• Highly competitive salary and flexible benefits