Accounts Assistant

ACCA Careers; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a well-established retail business in Trafford Park as an Accounts Assistant. This entry-level role offers a salary up to £29,000 based on experience and includes benefits like flexible working, career progression, and a free on-site gym.

Benefits

Flexible Working

Career Progression

Free On-Site Gym

Pension Scheme

Holidays

Free Parking

Occasional WFH

Social Events

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Daily reconciliation of tender to sales.
• Weekly store expense control and monitoring.
• Handling online queries and compliance reporting.

Skills

Communication

Attention to Detail

Time Management

Tools

MS Excel

Sage

Job description

Fantastic opportunity to join a well-established business based in Trafford Park as an Accounts Assistant. This role offers a salary up to £29,000 depending on experience.

Client Details

Michael Page is working with a highly reputable, industry-leading retail business experiencing growth. They are seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their team at an exciting time for the company.

Description

Accounts Assistant duties include:

1. Ownership and accountability for the store estate, ensuring daily reconciliation of tender to sales.
2. Weekly store expense control and monitoring.
3. Chargeback prevention and assisting the Customer Service team with defence.
4. Compliance reporting.
5. Ownership of reporting and KPIs for cash and expense management.
6. Handling online queries.
7. Daily transactional audit process and reporting.
8. Managing store banking procedures, documentation, and external relationships.
9. Development and maintenance of procedures to improve loss prevention.
10. Online reconciliation across tenders and exception reporting.
11. Assistance with month-end processes where time allows.
12. Ad hoc work.

Profile

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a similar role (Required).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (Required).
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel (Required).
• Sage experience (Desirable).
• High attention to detail and accuracy (Required).
• Ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines (Required).

Job Offer

This role offers a salary up to £29,000 depending on experience, plus benefits including flexible working, career progression, free on-site gym, pension scheme, holidays, free parking, occasional WFH, social events, and more.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management and Manufacturing

Industries

• Accounting