Accounts Assistant - Ford

Stoneacre; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading motor group in the UK is seeking an Accounts Assistant to join their team. The role involves daily account functions like processing cash and maintaining ledgers. The ideal candidate will have prior accounts experience and strong attention to detail, with the opportunity for career development. The company offers competitive salaries, a flexible working approach, and various benefits including a pension scheme and employee discounts.

Benefits

Industry leading competitive salary

Flexible working patterns

Training and development programmes

Career progression opportunities

Contributory workplace pension scheme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an accounts department is required.
• Strong attention to detail is essential.
• Desire to learn and grow within the role.

Responsibilities

• Reconcile daily banking and bank statements.
• Maintain the purchase ledger and process invoices.
• Create and process payments using online banking.

Skills

Attention to detail

Reliability

Good IT Skills

Team player

Tools

MS Office including Excel

Kerridge system

Job description

The Vacancy

About the role...

We are excited to be recruiting for an Accounts Assistant. This is an unrivalled opportunity to join one of the UK's fastest growing motor groups.

As an Accounts Assistant, you will report to the Branch Accountant and will be responsible for the daily processing of key accounts functions such as cash, bank, purchase ledger and sales ledger.

You will be a valued team member working within one of our fast paced dealerships with a keen eye for detail. You will be able to demonstrate previous experience of working within an accounts department and provide the highest level of accuracy, all whilst contributing towards making Stoneacre the Number One Motor Group.

Do we have your interest...?

• Industry leading competitive salary
• A flexible approach to working patterns
• A range of training and development programmes
• Industry leading career progression opportunities
• Contributory workplace pension scheme
• Uniform provided
• Long service reward
• Customer introduced reward
• Employee discounts
• Access to discounts on retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more
• Wellness programme
• Free parking

An average day as an Accounts Assistant...

• Reconciling daily banking and bank statements.
• Purchase Ledger maintenance - processing invoices to correct nominal codes, reconciling supplier statements and setting up monthly BACS payment runs.
• Creating and processing a variety of payments using online banking system.
• Processing customer refunds through the PDQ machine.
• Credit control - sending statements, chasing debtors including vehicle debt. Producing a weekly debtor report.
• Processing Warranty Self Billing Invoices.
• Processing Finance Commission statements.
• Petty cash control and monthly reconciliation.
• Processing manufacturer bonus Self Billing Invoices and credit notes.

About you...

• The ideal candidate will be reliable and conscientious with Accounts experience.
• Keen to learn, there will be opportunities for the right candidate to progress into more in depth balance sheet reconciliations.
• Experience within the motor industry would be advantageous including the use of Kerridge system. However full training will be provided.
• Strong attention to detail and a team player.
• Good IT Skills, particularly MS Office including Excel.
• We want you to love what you do - The rest will come naturally.

Stoneacre Motor Group are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where our employees can thrive by being themselves.

The Company

Originally founded in 1994, Stoneacre is a family‑owned business that has progressively grown to become one of the UK's fastest‑growing and most successful car dealer groups.

We operate from 64 locations across England and Wales, have 137 franchise sales points representing 27 manufacturers. Specialising in the sale of new and used cars, as well as commercial vehicles, the group also offers servicing, parts and bodyshop facilities.

We currently have over 2,750 dedicated members of the Stoneacre team who share our dedication and passion to provide complete customer satisfaction. We are committed to developing our people, as we know it's the best investment we can make.

The Benefits

• Company Pension scheme
• High Street Benefits package
• Competitive salaries and bonus plans
• Discounts on servicing and repairs
• Training & Development
• Wellness programme