Accounts Assistant

Eaton Syalon Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Syalon Ltd is recruiting a Temporary Accounts Assistant in Nottingham for a 3-month period. The role is office based with one day per week work from home after successful training. You will support with transactional accounts work and assist the Head of Finance with month-end tasks.

The ideal candidate will have varied transactional/month-end experience, strong Excel skills, and SAP experience is preferred but not essential. Start week commencing 2 November.

Qualifications

• Experience in transactional and month-end accounting.
• Strong Excel skills.
• SAP experience preferred but not essential.
• Able to communicate with all levels of business.
• Available to start week commencing 2 November.

Responsibilities

• Assist with month end accounts preparation.
• Post accruals, prepayments and month end journals.
• Own the Accounts Payable inbox.
• Handle supplier queries and responses.
• Maintain AP tracker and raise Purchase Orders.
• Produce monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
• Support transitions to new systems and tools.
• Assist with raising sales invoices.
• Maintain customer contracts in the Finance system.
• Support bank reconciliations and postings.
• Assist with AR aged debt collection.
• Assist with cashflow reporting.
• Support VAT return preparation.

Skills

Excel

SAP

Communication

Month-end

Accounts Payable

Accounts Receivable

Job description

Temporary Accounts Assistant

Nottingham

Office based - 1 day work from home after successful training period

Eaton Syalon are working with our Nottingham based client to recruit a temporary Accounts Assistant into their Finance team.

The role will be initially a 3-month temporary role, reporting into the Head Of Finance. You'll support with a mix of transactional accounts work, whilst support the Head of Finance with Month-end tasks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist with the month end accounts preparation
• Prepare and post monthly accruals, prepayments, correction and other month end journals as required
• Ownership of the Accounts Payable inbox
• Ownership of supplier queries and providing timely internal and external responses
• Ownership of maintaining the Accounts Payable tracker
• Raise Purchase Orders as required
• Support with producing monthly balance sheet account reconciliations
• Support any upcoming transitions into new systems and tools
• Support with raising sales invoices with the Revenue Accountant
• Support with maintaining customer contracts in the Finance system
• Support with bank reconciliations and postings
• Assist with Accounts Receivable aged debt collection
• Assist with cashflow reporting
• Support VAT return preparation

Person Profile:

• Will have varied transactional / month-end experience, most likely having worked as an Accounts Assistant / Assistant Accountant or Assistant Management Accountant most recently
• Strong Excel skills
• SAP experience preferred but isn't essential
• The ability to hold conversations with all levels of business
• Must be able to commit to the initial 3-month temporary period
• Must be available to start week commencing 2nd November