Accounts Assistant

The One Group; Huntingdon; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The One Group is recruiting an accounts assistant for our client in Huntingdon. This varied temporary role offers exposure across purchase and sales ledgers, credit control and general accounting support, with a view to a permanent appointment for the right person.

You will enter invoices, allocate costs, reconcile balances and assist with payroll during busy periods. The role requires attention to detail, good organisation and the ability to work to deadlines in a collaborative finance team.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within an accounts or finance environment.
• A careful and accurate approach to processing financial information.
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to work to deadlines.
• Confidence communicating with customers, suppliers and internal colleagues.
• The ability to manage your own workload while contributing to a wider finance team.
• Sage 50 and Microsoft Excel experience would be beneficial.
• A professional approach to confidential financial and payroll information.

Responsibilities

• Entering purchase invoices and allocating costs to the correct departments and projects.
• Matching supplier balances against statements and investigating any differences.
• Raising customer invoices and processing payments.
• Posting bank transactions and completing account reconciliations.
• Following up outstanding customer balances and assisting with payment queries.
• Preparing information for the monthly CIS submission.
• Updating the company's fixed asset records.
• Assisting with weekly payroll during periods of absence or increased workload.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisation

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Tools

Sage 50

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are recruiting an Accounts Assistant for an established business based in Huntingdon. This is a varied position offering exposure across purchase ledger, sales ledger, credit control and general accounting support.

The role is initially temporary, with a genuine opportunity to become permanent for the right person.

What you'll be doing

• Entering purchase invoices and allocating costs to the correct departments and projects
• Making sure invoices contain the necessary authorisation and supporting information
• Matching supplier balances against statements and investigating any differences
• Helping coordinate regular supplier payment runs
• Keeping customer and supplier records accurate and up to date
• Posting bank transactions and completing account reconciliations
• Raising customer invoices from information supplied by operational teams
• Recording sales applications and associated payment certificates
• Following up outstanding customer balances and assisting with payment queries
• Preparing information for the monthly CIS submission
• Updating the company's fixed asset records
• Monitoring the shared finance inbox and directing or resolving queries
• Assisting with weekly payroll during periods of absence or increased workload
• Providing additional transactional finance support as requested by the Financial Controller

What we're looking for

• Previous experience within an accounts or finance environment
• A careful and accurate approach to processing financial information
• Strong organisation skills and the ability to work to deadlines
• Confidence communicating with customers, suppliers and internal colleagues
• The ability to manage your own workload while contributing to a wider finance team
• Sage 50 and Microsoft Excel experience would be beneficial
• A professional approach to confidential financial and payroll information

This is a strong opportunity for someone looking for a broad Accounts Assistant position with consistent weekday hours and the prospect of a permanent appointment.