Accounts Assistant

Alcedo Care; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Alcedo Care seeks an Accounts Assistant for their accounts department in Southport. The role involves key accounting tasks, including invoicing, bookkeeping, and credit control, in a full-time office setting. Ideal candidates are team players with strong communication skills and computer literacy, especially in Excel and with Xero experience preferred. The position offers a competitive salary of £26K to £28K, generous holiday, and private medical coverage after one year. Interested candidates can contact Holly for more information.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Medical cover after 1 year service

On-going career development with progression opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Must cope well under pressure and meet challenges.

Responsibilities

• Process clients' care actuals and manage invoicing.
• Maintain debtor's ledger and conduct debt review meetings.
• Provide debt summary reports and manage financial transactions.

Skills

Team player

Self-starter

Communication skills

Trustworthiness

Attention to detail

Tools

Xero

Excel

Job description

At Alcedo Care We are looking for an Accounts Assistant to work within an accounts department team of our busy Homecare Group, the head office of which is based in Southport.

The role involves duties such as invoicing, general bookkeeping, credit control. This position would be ideal for someone with experience in a similar role wanting to join a friendly and enthusiastic accounts team.

THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION.

Main Areas Of Responsibility

Accounting duties will include:

• Processing actuals for clients' care on relevant portals and posting remittances in a timely manner.
• All aspects of the debtor's ledger, including preparing and managing invoicing and credit control
• Weekly debt review meetings with the relevant office teams.
• Providing in-depth debt summary reporting and escalating issues promptly.
• Ensuring all databases are kept up-to-date and performing general administration duties.
• Resolving queries on actuals/invoices with the relevant branch offices.
• Answering the phone and dealing with queries.
• Activation of clients, checking client funding.
• Recording and managing financial transactions.
• Any additional accounting duties required by the business.
• Adhoc duties this may include some payroll admin tasks
  
  

Preferred Candidate

• Must be a team player willing to go above and beyond.
• Must be a self-starter, be able to cope under pressure, and rise to challenges.
• Must be computer literate and must be able to prepare and use excel spreadsheets
• Experience of using Xero is preferred but not essential
• Able to use own initiative and work autonomously, as well as part of a team
• Have excellent communication skills and a professional telephone manner
• Must be reliable, trustworthy and be able to work confidentially
• Must be hardworking and have the determination to get the job done.
  
  

Compensation

• Work hours will be full-time, office based, 37.5 hrs per week with a salary of £26K - 28k (depending on qualifications and experience).
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Private Medical cover after 1 year service
• On-going career development with progression opportunities
  
  

If you would like to find out more information on this great Accounts Assistant, please give Holly a call on 01244 562-000 or email [e-mail]