Accounts Assistant

James Newbury; Luton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Bedfordshire is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant for a 12-month maternity cover. This role offers an engaging team environment, processing financial transactions, and ensuring accurate records. Candidates with a strong background in accounts looking for a supportive workplace are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

33 days holidays (including bank holidays)

Statutory pension

Parking available

Qualifications

• Experience in a business or finance environment.
• Knowledge of audit protocols and preparations.
• Full eligibility to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Processing cash book transactions via Excel sheets and Pegasus Opera.
• Entering financial information using Pegasus Opera including monthly payroll.
• Processing weekly BACS payments.

Skills

Accounts experience

Communication skills

Team player

Good IT skills

Bookkeeping

Education

Formal qualification in accounts or relevant experience

Tools

Pegasus Opera

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

If you are an experienced Accounts Assistant and are available for a 12 month Maternity contract cover, working for one of the oldest, most established and regarded business in Bedfordshire, then please read on!

Location: Luton, Beds
Salary: circa 35,000– 40,000 (depending on skills and experience)
Benefits: 33 days holidays (inc bank holidays)
parking (limited so first come first served, but there is lots of nearby parking)
statutory pension
Hours: Mon–Fri 9am–5pm (1 hr lunch)

Accounts Assistant Day to Day Role & Duties:

• Processing cash book transactions via excel sheets and Pegasus Opera software
• Entering financial information using Pegasus Opera software including monthly payroll
• Processing weekly BACS payments
• Processing credit card statements & business expenses
• Checking supplier statements and requesting missing invoices
• Ensuring that all financial transactions are properly recorded, filed, and reported
• Provide holiday cover as and when required
• Coding and posting invoices once approved
• Processing cheques requests
• Reconciling the cashbook entries with the monthly bank statement
• Ad hoc day–to–day transactions

Personal Skills & Requirements

• Accounts experience with either a formal qualification or by experience
• Experience in a business or finance environment
• Experience of Pegasus Opera preferred
• Knowledge of audit protocols and preparations
• Full Eligibility to work in the UK
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• A team player, willing to work with the team and go that extra mile to get the deadlines met – as is the case in accounts, especially month and year end, as we know!
• Good IT skills, especially Word, Excel to do reports etc
• Bookkeeping
• An organised, methodical and self–disciplined individual
  

This is a very supportive, hardworking and cohesive team environment and indeed, company, who are looking for a likeminded individual to join them whilst their colleague goes off to have their baby, knowing their job is in safe hands.

If you are those safe hands, and have the skills and experience required, then please send your CV to James Newbury Appointments for review.

We promise to get back to you within 5 working days and let you know if you have been shortlisted or not. If you have not, please do keep an eye for alternative roles we advertise, as we would love to help if we can.