Accounts Assistant

Liberty; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading firm in Heating and Compliance seeks an Accounts Assistant for their Liverpool office. This full-time role involves managing transactions, ensuring accurate financial postings, and collaborating with various departments. Ideal candidates should have GCSEs in Maths & English, strong accounting principles, and experience with financial software.

Benefits

Pension scheme

23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays

Cycle to Work scheme

Liberty Sense Awards

YuLife benefits

Free will writing

Discounted gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience in credit control and accounting software.
• Understanding of accounting principles.
• Working experience with transactional finance.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various departments to resolve issues.
• Accurate posting of incoming cash and outgoing payments.
• Produce daily bank reconciliations.

Skills

Numeracy skills

Literacy skills

Effective time management

Communication skills

Education

GCSE or equivalent in Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Office (Excel Intermediate to Advanced)

Job description

Salary £30000.00 to £30000.00 per year Plus Excellent Benefits!

Liberty has an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant to join our team, based in Knowsley. You will be working on a full-time, permanent basis, working 40 hours per week and in return, you will receive a salary of up to £30,000 depending on experience per plus excellent benefits!

We are an experienced and innovative Heating and Compliance firm that is committed to putting customers and clients at the heart of everything we do. Liberty offers professional gas installation, maintenance and servicing, as well as energy solutions, with a strong commitment to value for money services that make a positive difference to people and the communities in which we work.

The strength of our organisation lies in the quality of the people we work with. We're proud to employ the most talented, driven individuals within the property services sector.

Responsibilities for the Accounts Assistant role are:

Collaborate with various departments to resolve issues, manage transactions and driver process improvements

Accurate and timely posting of all incoming cash to the correct customer accounts daily

Accurate and timely posting of all outgoing payments to the correct supplier accounts

Accurate and timely posting of all outgoing payments to the correct supplier accounts for direct debits

Produce daily bank reconciliations

Process sundry payments

Liaise with the wider business to facilitate the resolution of any issues or queries

What we are looking for in our ideal Accounts Assistant:

GCSE or equivalent in Maths & English.Experience and skills in using ICT, predominantly in Microsoft Office software (Excel Intermediate to Advanced).

Solid understanding of accounting principles, working experience in credit control, accounting software experience and understanding of the transactional aspect to a finance function. Strong numeracy & literacy skills, effective time management, ability to work to deadlines and strong communication skills. Experience gained within a social housing environment is beneficial.

We offer a range of benefits for a rewarding career including though not limited to:

• Pension scheme
• 23 days Annual Leave, plus Bank Holidays
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Liberty Sense Awards - employees are nominated by colleagues for living the Liberty values, those who win receive a high street voucher
• YuLife, includes:
• Life Insurance/Death in service benefit - 2x annual salary value
• Smart Health (including round the clock access to 24/7 UK-based GPs)
• Best Doctors to provide a second opinion on complex cases or diagnosis
• Mental Health Support, 4-6 sessions with a psychologist or psychotherapist
• Online Health Check
• Nutrition consultations
• Online fitness program
• YuMatter+ Employee Assistance Programme designed to support mental, financial & professional wellbeing including up to 5 confidential sessions with a counsellor
• Free will writing
• Reward scheme for healthy behaviors to earn YuCoin which can be redeemed on the app for vouchers/rewards
• Exclusive membership and wellbeing product discounts
• Medicash Health Cash Plan (optional to register, P11D tax value approx £11.60 per year however allows claims for up to £996 per year) includes:
• Claiming eligible cash back on dental or optical treatments, specialist consultations, tests or scans
• Discounted gym membership
• Savings on cinema tickets, travel, holidays & retail

In addition to the above, at Liberty we look to invest in the up-skilling and development of our employees, ensuring competency and compliance to industry standards, in turn we will look to offer additional training where appropriate to give you the skills you need to deliver the service required.

Liberty strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can ALL be ourselves. We commit to achieving equal opportunities in employment for all suitably qualified candidates, through upholding our values of Passion, Openness, Respect and Trust, underpinned by Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement.

Liberty are a real living wage employer.

Please note, only candidates who have the right to work in the UK will be considered for this vacancy.

As part of our recruitment process all employees need to be vetted and undertake pre-employment checks. For this role you may need to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check, previously Criminal Records Bureau, prior to or upon commencing employment with Liberty.

If you have the desire to work in a busy and high performing team, why not join us as our Accounts Assistant, click "apply" below - we want to hear from you!

Closing date for applications is 13th June 2025 (we do however reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier depending on number of applications received)