Accounts Assistant

Attega Group Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Company pension

Staff events

Job summary

Attega Group is seeking an Accounts Assistant in Dartford to support the finance team with purchase ledger, payments, payroll and reconciliations. The role is full-time and hybrid, with typical hours 09:00–17:00 and a salary up to GBP30,000 per annum depending on experience.

Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will post supplier invoices, chase approvals, and ensure timely payments. Benefits include 25 days leave, a company pension, and staff events.

Qualifications

• Must have previous experience working in purchase ledger.
• Keen eye for detail.
• Able to work in a fast paced position with strict deadlines.
• Good numerical abilities.
• Experience with cloud accounting (Xero desirable).
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables, VLOOKUPs.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check and post supplier invoices and credit notes to Xero accurately and promptly.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve price or quantity discrepancies.
• Code invoices to the correct nominal accounts and projects, applying the correct VAT treatment.
• Route invoices for approval and chase outstanding approvals.
• Act as the first point of contact for supplier queries by phone and email.
• Investigate and resolve payment, remittance and invoice queries promptly.
• Support the Accounts Lead with preparing the monthly supplier payment runs.
• Process CIS subcontractor payments and deduction statements where applicable.
• Reconcile key supplier statements to the purchase ledger each month.
• Post company credit card transactions to Xero.
• Keep purchase ledger, payroll and card records organised and audit–ready.
• Support the Accounts lead with time sheets, overtime, starters, leavers and changes
• Check payroll reports against source information and flag any differences.

Skills

Purchase ledger

Eye for detail

Numerical abilities

Fast-paced

Deadlines

Xero

Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP)

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

Accounts Assistant
Up to GBP30,000 P/A depending on experience
Dartford
Full time Hybrid Permanent 09:00 – 17:00

Do you have experience working on Purchase Ledger?

Do you have key eye for detail?

Attega Group is working on behalf of our client as their in–house recruitment provider.

We are currently recruiting for a Accounts Assistant to join their team.

The main purpose of this Accounts Assistant role is to support the finance team across purchase ledger, payments, payroll and reconciliations, making sure every supplier invoice is recorded accurately, approved correctly and paid on time.

In return, our client is offering a salary of up to GBP30,000 P/A, depending on experience.

Company benefits also include:

• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Staff events

This role is full–time and permanent. The hours of work will be typically Monday – Friday 09:00 – 17:00.

Reporting to the Head of Finance your responsibilities will include:

• Receive, check and post supplier invoices and credit notes to Xero accurately and promptly.
• Match invoices to purchase orders and resolve price or quantity discrepancies.
• Code invoices to the correct nominal accounts and projects, applying the correct VAT treatment.
• Route invoices for approval and chase outstanding approvals.
• Act as the first point of contact for supplier queries by phone and email.
• Investigate and resolve payment, remittance and invoice queries promptly.
• Support the Accounts Lead with preparing the monthly supplier payment runs.
• Process CIS subcontractor payments and deduction statements where applicable.
• Reconcile key supplier statements to the purchase ledger each month.
• Post company credit card transactions to Xero.
• Keep purchase ledger, payroll and card records organised and audit–ready.
• Support the Accounts lead with time sheets, overtime, starters, leavers and changes
• Check payroll reports against source information and flag any differences.

The ideal candidate:

• Must have previous experience working in purchase ledger
• Needs a keen eye for detail
• Will need to be able to work in a fast paced position working towards strict deadlines
• Must have good numerical abilities
• Ideally, be confident with a cloud accounting package, Xero is desirable
• Strong excel skills including pivot tables, vlookups etc