Accounts Assistant

Kennedy Pearce Consulting; High Wycombe; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Kennedy Pearce Consulting in High Wycombe is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join the team on a permanent basis. The role requires a solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.

You will handle bank receipts and payments, process payment runs, manage accounts payable, and process records and journals, liaising with subcontractors and vendors. The ideal candidate is well-organised, detail-focused and a clear communicator with strong English.

Qualifications

• Organised with strong attention to detail.
• Solid understanding of double-entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.
• Genuine interest in bookkeeping and accounts.
• Strong communication and proficient English (written and verbal).

Responsibilities

• Record and reconcile bank receipts and payments.
• Process payment runs.
• Manage accounts payable.
• Process accounting records in the system.
• Process journals in the system.
• Match and file invoices.
• Deal with sub-contractors invoicing.
• Deal with third-party vendors.

Skills

Organised

Attention to detail

Double-entry bookkeeping

Communication skills

English proficiency

Job description

Our Client seeks an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. The Accounts Assistant would require a strong understanding of double entry bookkeeping and accounting principles.

Duties of the Accounts Assistant include:

• To ensure bank receipts and payments are correctly recorded and reconciled.
• To process payment runs
• Accounts payable
• Processing accounting records efficiently within the accounting system
• Processing journals of the system
• Matching & filing invoices
• Dealing with sub-contractors invoicing
• Dealing with 3rd party vendors

Requirements of the Accounts Assistant:

• Organised and strong attention to detail
• Has a confident understanding and working knowledge of double entry bookkeeping and accounting principles
• Has a genuine interest in bookkeeping and accounts
• Is a strong communicator and has a good command of the English language, both written and verbal

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