Accounts Assistant

Si Recruitment; Thirsk; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local recruitment agency is seeking an Accounts Assistant for a busy team in Thirsk. This is a full-time temporary position with the possibility of becoming permanent. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of experience in a finance role and be proficient with Sage 50 Accounts. Responsibilities include managing purchase ledger, performing bank reconciliations, and dealing with ledger queries. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in a finance role.
• Must be able to work methodically and be accurate.
• Prior accounts experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Perform bank reconciliations.
• Manage purchase ledger and supplier payments.
• Post sales receipts onto Sage.
• Deal with queries on purchase and sales ledgers.
• Reconcile credit card statements.

Skills

Self-starter

Ability to prioritize workload

Experience using Sage 50 Accounts Professional

Confident with IT and Excel

Ability to implement improvements

Job description

We are working closely with a Thirsk based business to recruit an Accounts Assistant into their busy team on a full-time, temporary basis (with the opportunity to go permanent at a later date). This is a family ran business with lots of prospects for growth and development, and the chance to learn valuable skills.

They require someone with prior accounts experience and must be able to hit the ground running.

Responsibilities

• Bank reconciliations
• Foreign currency posting and reconciliations
• Petty cash for all stores
• Credit card statement reconciliation
• Purchase ledger management
• Supplier payments (cheque runs and bacs payments)
• Dealing with queries on the purchase and sales ledgers
• Posting sales receipts onto Sage
• Checking store takings with bank receipts and reporting discrepancies

Skills and experience

• Must be a self-starter who can work off their own initiative
• Ability to deal with and prioritise a busy workload
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a finance role
• Confident with IT and Excel
• Ability to identify and implement improvements
• Experience using Sage 50 Accounts Professional essential
• Must be able to work methodically and be accurate

Working hours: Monday – Friday, 9am-5pm with one hour for lunch (35 hours)