Accounts Assistant

Listers; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent automotive retailer in Cheltenham is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage daily banking, sales, and purchase ledgers. You should have excellent numeracy skills and at least a year’s experience in a finance role. The company offers a competitive benefits package including holidays, pension, and professional development opportunities. Ideal candidates may have experience in the motor trade but full training is provided.

Benefits

33 days holiday including bank holidays

Company Pension

Wellness Programme

Sick Pay

Group life insurance

Staff discount on car servicing

Listers Benefits – discounts on retailers, restaurants, cinemas & holidays

Long service and loyalty incentives

Staff referral scheme

In-house, manufacturer & professional qualifications

Company Events

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year's experience in a similar role.
• Motor trade, automotive, or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Daily banking.
• Sales ledger, posting bank transactions, credit control.
• Purchase ledger, coding and inputting invoices.
• Nominal ledger, posting bank and other journals.
• Assisting an Accountant to close the month.

Skills

Excellent numeracy skills

Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Ability to work under pressure

Confidence to handle queries

Capable of prioritising workload

Tools

ADP

Job description

Job Introduction

We have an exciting opportunity for an Accounts Assistant within our Toyota Dealership in Cheltenham. The hours of work are 8:30am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This role would ideally suit someone who is currently working or has worked in a finance department and now looking to utilise their skills across all areas of the accounting function. Your previous experience may be in credit control, purchase ledger, book keeping or similar.

Role and Responsibilities

• Daily banking.
• Sales ledger, posting bank transactions, credit control, following up debtor queries with departmental managers and customers.
• Purchase ledger, coding and inputting of invoices and credit notes, supplier statement reconciliations, payment runs and resolving supplier queries.
• Nominal ledger, posting bank, intercompany and other nominal ledger journals.
• Petty cash.
• Assisting an Accountant to close the month and resolve queries.

About you

• Excellent numeracy skills and attention to detail.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word and Outlook).
• A minimum of one year’s experience in a similar role.
• Ability to work under pressure and maintain accuracy.
• Confidence to handle queries face to face, over the telephone and via email.
• Capable of prioritising workload.
• Previous use of ADP would be advantageous but not essential as full training will be given.
• Motor trade, automotive or car dealership experience is preferred but not essential as full training will be provided.

What we offer

• 33 days holiday including bank holidays
• Company Pension
• Wellness Programme
• Sick Pay
• Group life insurance
• Staff discount on car servicing
• Listers Benefits – discounts on retailers, restaurants, cinemas & holidays
• Long service and loyalty incentives
• Staff referral scheme
• In-house, manufacturer & professional qualifications
• Company Events

Why Listers?

Founded in 1979, Listers Group stands as one of the largest privately and family‑owned motor retailer groups in the UK. There’s a reason why this is the case, actually there’s over two and a half thousand reasons, our team. Since the very beginning our success has been a product of the fantastic people that work for us. This is recognised by representing some of the world’s most prestigious car brands across the Midlands, Lincolnshire, Gloucestershire, Norfolk and Yorkshire. We support employees in all areas of the business, whatever your aspirations might be so if you are looking for a career within the motor trade, automotive or car dealership sector then please apply today. If you are looking for similar motor trade jobs you can also join our Talent Bank.