Accounts Assistant

Artemis Search & Selection Limited; Lisburn; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to join a dynamic finance function in Lisburn. This role requires proven experience in an accounts department and proficiency in accounting software. Responsibilities include setting up customer accounts, conducting credit checks, liaising with customers, and performing bank reconciliations. The ideal candidate will have a solid foundation in accounting principles and mathematics. Opportunities for continued professional development will be offered.

Qualifications

• Proven current work experience in an accounts department.
• Ability to gather and analyze data competently.
• Solid foundation in accounting principles and mathematics.

Responsibilities

• Ensure new customer accounts are set up properly.
• Conduct credit checks for new customers.
• Liaise with management and sales team on overdue payments.
• Complete bank reconciliations and account statements.
• Liaise with customers regarding invoice queries.

Skills

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Bank Reconciliation

Education

Third level qualification in relevant area

Tools

Accounting software

Job description

Artemis Human Capital is excited to be working in partnership with this leading Lisburn based Group to hire an experienced Accounts Assistant to join their dynamic finance function during a period of exciting growth.

This role will be suited to an Accounts Assistant / Accounts technician keen to develop themselves in a commercial setting, reporting to a divisional FC. Opportunities for continued professional development including study support will be available to the successful candidate.

Typical duties

• Ensure all new customer accounts are set up properly according to Company guidelines.
• Conduct credit checks for new customers
• Make calls to customers and liaise with field sales team to ensure all outstanding payments are made within the agreed credit terms.
• Liaise with management and the sales team on all overdue payments to decide what actions need to be taken with a view to maintaining the customer relationship at all times.
• Allocation of payments received & posting of cash payments.
• Lodgement of cash payments to bank
• Ensure that all bank reconciliations are completed
• Ensure account statements are emailed to customers at the start of each month
• Liaise with customers regarding invoice queries
• Web submissions to be completed on a monthly basis.
• Liaise with Purchasing Team to reconcile supplier statements & post supplier payments to be then authorised by the finance management team.
• EDI reporting
• Look after petty cash payments, placing stationary orders, filing, managing incoming post, Xerox meter readings.
• Post supplier invoices and reconciliation of supplier statements.

The ideal candidate

• Proven current work experience in an accounts department
• Working experience of accounting software
• Ability to gather and analyse data competently
• Solid foundation in accounting principles and mathematics
• Third level qualification in relevant area (desirable)

Next steps

If this Accounts Assistant job sounds like the right one for you, please share your cv with Associate Director, Nicola McCallum, who is shortlisting on the position

Skills:

• Accounts Payable
• Accounts Receivable
• Bank Reconciliation