Accounts Assistant

Extra Recruitment; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Accounts Assistant to support a finance team in West Bromwich. Responsibilities include bank reconciliations, managing ledgers, and preparing for audits. The ideal candidate has experience in finance, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Salary is up to £30k, with competitive holidays and a Monday to Friday schedule.

Benefits

Competitive holidays

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Qualifications

• Experience in a similar finance position is essential.
• Experience with Sage 200 is advantageous but not mandatory.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Strong focus and drive with ability to work independently.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support the existing finance team in a busy role.
• Perform bank reconciliation and account reconciliation.
• Manage purchase ledger and sales ledger.
• Handle credit control and bank payments.
• Assist with month end closing and annual audit.

Skills

Experience in a similar finance position

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Strong focus and drive

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Tools

Sage 200

Job description

Extra Recruitment are currently recruiting for an Accounts Assistant for their long-standing, well-established client in West Bromwich. The role of an Accounts Assistant will be to support the existing finance team, busy fast passed role.

Duties and Tasks of an Accounts Assistant:

Bank reconciliation

Account reconciliation

Purchase ledger

Calculating commissions

Sales ledger (Raising invoices, processing payments)

Credit control

Bank payments

Processing refunds

Intercompany reconciliation

Submit pension data

Assisting with month end closing

Assisting with annual audit

Communicating with internal and external stakeholders

Details of an Accounts Assistant:

Salary: up to 30k depending on experience

Competitive holidays

Hours: 8.00am to 17.00pm Monday to Friday

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Requirement / Skills of an Accounts Assistant:

Experience in a similar finance position

Experience with Sage 200 is advantageous but not mandatory

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills

Have a strong focus and drive, with the ability to work under your own initiative

Proficiency in using Microsoft Office applications for generating reports and analysing data.

For more information, please apply!