Accounts Assistant

ROSE & YOUNG RECRUITMENT LTD; Royal Leamington Spa; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant for a full-time role in Leamington Spa, offering a salary range of £29,000 - £30,000. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of generalist accounting experience, proficiency in Microsoft Excel and accounting systems, and strong time management and communication skills. Responsibilities include managing accounts payable, sales ledger duties, and supporting the Finance Manager with day-to-day operations.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 4 years' generalist accounting experience in a busy, volume-based role.
• Proficient in MS Excel and accounting systems.
• Knowledge of VAT and how to calculate VAT from cash receipts.

Responsibilities

• Check and resolve site bookwork queries.
• Check cash purchase receipts, VAT and coding.
• Investigate site cash variances.
• Allocate client accounts and produce monthly trading accounts.
• Handle accounts payable and sales ledger duties.
• Work to improve efficiencies in the accounts department.

Skills

Organisational skills

Time management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Self-motivation

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft GP2018

Company Intranet System

Job description

Accounts Assistant - Full-Time

Leamington Spa - 100% office-based role

£29,000 - £30,000

Hours of Work: 8.30am - 4.30pm (37.5 hrs per week)

Accounts Assistant Job Description & Person Specification

Our highly established and successful client is looking for an experienced Full-Time Accounts Assistant to support the Finance Manager and other colleagues in the accounting team with day-to-day operations.

The successful candidate will possess exceptional organisational and time management skills, and experience working successfully in a fast-paced environment.

The Role

• 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

• A minimum of 4 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