Accounts Assistant (LTG) Brighton, UK

LTG; Brighton; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A vibrant finance team in Brighton seeks an enthusiastic Accounts Assistant. Responsibilities include managing purchase and sales ledgers, credit control, and maintaining cash books. The ideal candidate will have finance experience and strong organisational skills, joining a flexible hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• At least one year's experience in a relevant finance position
• Experience working with senior stakeholders.
• Polite and helpful attitude.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the purchase and sales ledger for several Group companies.
• Perform credit control for customer invoices.
• Assist Financial Accountants with Month-End preparation.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Good IT skills

Education

GCSEs at grade C or above in Maths and English

Studying for AAT

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Accounting software (NetSuite)

Job description

Location: Brighton, UK (hybrid)

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised candidate to join our friendly and vibrant finance team based in Brighton.

As the Accounts Assistant, reporting to the Financial Accountant, you will:

• Be responsible for the purchase ledger for several Group companies, paying supplier invoices on time and accurately
• Be responsible for the sales ledger for several Group companies, ensuring customer invoices are raised in a timely manner in accordance with contracts
• Perform credit control for customer invoices to ensure prompt payment
• Maintain cash books for several Group companies
• Perform several monthly reconciliations including bank, payroll and VAT reconciliations
• Assist the Financial Accountants with Month-End preparation
• Continuously seek improvements in the internal processes and controls of the team, making recommendations for changes where identified and actioning them
• Ensure that Group expenditure has been appropriately authorised
• Check and process employee expense claims
• Process and input the company credit card expenditure, gathering the appropriate financial information from cardholders
• Enter data into the Group project management system
• Ad hoc tasks and reconciliations as required

The successful candidate will have:

• At least one year's experience in a relevant finance position
• Studying for AAT (advantageous)
• Excellent attention to detail and a thorough approach, with good organisational skills
• A polite and helpful attitude, working well with others
• Experience in working with senior stakeholders
• Good IT skills, with experience with Microsoft Excel and accounting software (NetSuite would be advantageous)
• GCSEs at grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English

This is a hybrid role working at least 1-2 days per week in our office in Central Brighton and the remainder working from home, though the candidate can choose to work more days in the office if they would like.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.