Accounts Assistant

SF Recruitment; Warwick; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A professional recruitment agency in Warwick is seeking an Accounts Assistant to manage accounts receivable transactions on a temp-perm basis. The role involves ensuring compliance with finance policies, maintaining the sales ledger, and fostering relationships with stakeholders. Candidates should be detail-oriented, communication-savvy, and possess strong Excel and accounting skills. This position is office-based and offers study support when transitioned to permanent employment.

Benefits

Study support available when permanent

Qualifications

• Must be able to work to time constraints and meet deadlines.
• Ability to liaise with clients, auditors, and advisors.
• Experience in accounts or suitable graduate.

Responsibilities

• Manage accounts receivable transactions.
• Deliver and maintain sales ledger.
• Build relationships with stakeholders.
• Reconcile payments received against invoices.
• Investigate payment discrepancies.

Skills

Self-motivated

Detailed and methodical

Good communication skills

Technologically proficient

Excellent excel skills

Education

Experience in accounts or relevant degree

Tools

Sage

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Accounts assistant to work on a temp-perm basis for a business in Warwick to directly manage the accounts receivable transactions, ensuring they comply with finance policies and procedures. To ensure client invoices are processed and paid in a timely fashion, ensuring all queries are resolved. Assist and support the wider finance team where required. Must be able to work to time constraints and meet deadlines; be able to liaise with the Clients, Auditors and Advisors; have a good knowledge of Sage.

Main Responsibilities

• Responsible for the delivery and maintenance of sales ledger accompanied by appropriate controls and reconciliations.
• Take responsibility for the accuracy and integrity of outstanding sales ledger balances.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Reconcile payments received against invoices and produce aged debtors listing.
• Send payment reminders and chasers as necessary, escalating aged debt accordingly.
• Investigate payment discrepancies and resolve disputes.
• Prepared to undertake ad hoc duties as part of a small team.
• Identify and recommend process and system changes.
• Assisting with the reconciliation of cashbooks and bank accounts.
• Assisting with monitoring Company cashflow and maintaining cashflow records.
• Provide support to the wider finance team as and when required.
• Carry out other reasonable tasks as requested by Management

Person Specification

• Self-motivated and take pride in completing tasks to the highest standard.
• Detailed and methodical - Duties are completed in an accurate manner whilst spotting irregularities and investigating them.
• Able to manage day to day priorities effectively proactively seek issues and be able to provide solutions for these.
• Pro-active - To go above and beyond and adapt to the changing needs of the team.
• Adaptive and logical - be able to think about and solve new issues that may arise as the company grows and faces new challenges.
• Good communication skills and able to build a strong rapport with teams' key to the role.
• Technologically proficient and can make full use of technology and software to complete tasks efficiently and accurately.
• Able to manage time and responsibilities to ensure key tasks are completed to deadlines to ensure the rest of the department operates smoothly.
• Excellent excel skills.
• This role will suit someone who has experience in accounts or a graduate looking for a chance
• This role is office based 5 days a week and the hours are 8.30am - 5pm with 1hour for lunch. Study support is available when permanent