Accounts Assistant

Pertemps Network Group; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An esteemed organisation in Manchester is seeking a talented Accounts Assistant to join their team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional to manage multi-currency bank accounts, perform daily cash flow checks, and conduct bank reconciliations. You'll support credit control activities and ensure accurate reporting, all while collaborating with stakeholders. If you're ready to take on a new challenge and make a difference in a leading organisation, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented finance professional with analytical skills.
• Experience in managing multi-currency bank accounts and cash flow.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and manage multi-currency bank accounts.
• Conduct daily bank reconciliations and manage FX transactions.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Attention to Detail

Stakeholder Management

Job description

"I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying." Oscar Wilde.

Are you ready to take your career to the next level? An esteemed organisation located in Manchester are seeking a talented Accounts Assistant to join on a permanent basis. A fantastic opportunity for a detail-oriented finance professional.

Your responsibilities as an Accounts Assistant will include:

• Monitor and manage approximately 10 multi-currency bank accounts.
• Perform daily cash flow checks and maintain accurate records of funds received.
• Conduct daily bank reconciliations for four client accounts.
• Manage FX (foreign exchange) transactions and multicurrency payments.
• Process and verify payments for three internal departments.
• Check and authorise team payments.
• Perform verbal bank detail verification for security and compliance.
• Generate daily reports on client bank account activity.
• Prepare and maintain GA Funds Held reports.
• Compile and submit FEE schedules, including calculation, reporting, and variance analysis.
• Maintain disbursement schedules and closed file reports.
• Assist with intercompany fee charges and associated reporting.
• Run sanctions checks on incoming and outgoing funds.
• Support credit control activities by generating and sending regular credit control reports (no direct chasing).
• Maintain and update the Stop Loss list for aged debts over 60 days.
• Ensure accurate and timely BDX (billing/disbursement) reports are submitted to clients by monthly deadline.
• Support the commissions checking process.
• Assist with general administrative duties and provide cover for staff absence as needed.

To be considered for the role of Accounts Assistant:

• Analytical thinker with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to gather financial data from multiple sources, condense, analyse and interpret.
• Collaborative stakeholder management approach with influencing skills.

If you're ready to take on a new challenge and make a difference in a leading organisation, we want to hear from you! Please click on "apply" as soon as possible.

You are required to be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore, if we have not responded to your application within five days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful.