Accounts Assistant

www.topfinancialjobs.co.uk - Jobboard; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking an Accounts Assistant to support their financial performance analysis. This role involves maintaining ledgers, managing credit control, and ensuring accurate processing of invoices. With 37.5 hours per week and attractive benefits, this position is ideal for candidates with strong bookkeeping skills and accounts payable experience.

Benefits

28 days holiday

Pension

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of bookkeeping and double-entry accounting.
• Strong credit control skills with previous experience.
• Accounts payable experience.

Responsibilities

• Maintain purchase and sales ledgers accurately.
• Assist with credit control by collecting outstanding debts.
• Match, code, and process purchase invoices daily.

Skills

Bookkeeping

Double-entry accounting

Credit control

Accounts payable

Job description

Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Description:

Our client, an award-winning business, is expanding their team by adding an Accounts Assistant due to continued growth.

Accounts Assistant

The role involves accurately maintaining the purchase and sales ledgers, with accounts payable experience to support the business's financial performance analysis.

Benefits:

37.5 hours per week, 28 days holiday, pension, life insurance, and more.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Possess good knowledge of bookkeeping and double-entry accounting.
2. Have strong credit control skills with previous experience.
3. Assist with credit control by collecting outstanding debts and providing updates on debt status.
4. Regularly review, control, and reconcile the Aged Creditors Reports.
5. Match, code, and process all purchase invoices with purchase orders and supporting documentation, posting them onto the accounting system daily.
6. Obtain necessary sign-offs and ensure they are within company timescales.
7. Investigate and resolve supplier account queries.
8. Liaise with suppliers via telephone or written communication to ensure payments align with cash flow forecasts and credit terms.
9. Ensure all invoices for payment are accurate and fully authorized.
10. Update cash books daily.
11. Make daily payments for direct debits, standing orders, and other ad hoc payments.
12. Reconcile purchase ledger invoices with supplier statements.
13. Possess accounts payable experience.
14. Assist with raising sales invoices for services provided by the company.