Accounts Assistant

ROSE & YOUNG RECRUITMENT LTD; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a full-time, office-based role in Royal Leamington Spa. The candidate will be responsible for various accounting tasks including sales and purchase ledgers, VAT calculations, and supporting the Finance Manager. Essential qualifications include at least 2 years' experience in a busy accounting environment and proficiency in MS Excel. Competitive salary offered at £27,000 - £30,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of generalist accounting experience in a busy role.
• Proficient in using MS Excel and accounting systems.
• Knowledge of VAT calculations required.

Responsibilities

• Check and resolve site bookwork queries.
• Handle high volume Accounts Payable duties.
• Support Finance Manager in improving operations.

Skills

Generalist accounting experience

MS Excel proficiency

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft GP2018

Company Intranet System

Microsoft 365

Job description

Overview

Accounts Assistant - Full-Time | Leamington Spa | 100% office-based role | £27,000 - £30,000 | Hours of Work: 8.30am - 4.30pm (37.5 hrs per week)

Role and Responsibilities

• Responsible for checking and resolving site bookwork queries
• Checking Cash purchase receipts - VAT and coding
• Checking Cashless Sales Data
• Investigating site Cash Variances
• Importing site Data from internal intranet system to accounting systems
• Allocation of Client accounts, responsible for the checking and production of monthly client trading accounts
• Accounts Payable Duties - high volume - supplier payments / queries - copy invoices
• Sales Ledger Duties - raise sales invoices - raise client statements - dealing with client PO data / systems
• Nominal Journals
• Work with the Finance Manager to improve the efficiencies of Accounts Dept operations and work processes
• Support the Operations Team in dealing with queries / issues as required
• Undertaking any other tasks/duties as may be reasonably required
• Ability to effectively forward information to 3rd party providers, a small group or on individual basis, as well as to other members of staff of the company
• The ability to work under pressure and to tight deadline to achieve objectives
• Need to be self-motivated, conscientious and thorough
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and strong attention to detail required

Essential Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years' generalist accounting experience within a busy, volume-based role - to include, sales ledger, purchase ledger and nominal ledger
• Proficient user of MS Excel and accounting systems
• Knowledge of VAT and how to calculate VAT from cash receipts

Systems

• Company Intranet System
• Microsoft GP2018
• Microsoft 365
• Excel Experience Essential